Other Plant Disease -- India
With a steep fall in prices of mangoes, growers are dumping them by the roadside in Kolar district. Adding to farmers' woes, the Totapuri variety has been attacked by a fungal disease -- anthracnose. Growers are demanding compensation from the government.
[Byline: V Velayudham]
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[Anthracnose is considered the most important disease of mango. It is caused by the fungi _Colletotrichum gloeosporioides_ or _C. acutatum_. Symptoms may include flower blight; pre-
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