Agriculture Reference
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JACKFRUIT
(
Artocarpus heterophyllus
)
RHIZOPUS FRUIT ROT
■
Cause
The fungus
Rhizopus stolonifer
(refer to the chapter on
Common diseases of perennial fruit crops).
Fig 19.13 Anthracnose symptoms on persimmon fruit.
PERSIMMON
(
Diospyros kaki
)
ANTHRACNOSE
■
Cause
The fungus
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
(refer to the chapter
on Common diseases of perennial fruit crops).
LEAF SPOT
■
Cause
The fungus
Pseudocercospora
sp.
Symptoms
Small, dark brown spots develop on both the upper
and lower leaf surfaces. The spots enlarge to angular
Fig 19.12 Rhizopus spores on a young jackfruit.
KIWIFRUIT
(
Actinidia deliciosa
var.
deliciosa
)
Refer to Latorre BA & Pak HA (2003) Diseases of
kiwifruit. In
Diseases of tropical fruit crops
(Ed. RC Ploetz)
pp. 291-306. CABI Publishing: Wallingford.
Fig 19.14 Leaf spot symptoms on the upper and lower sides of a
persimmon leaf.
