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Watermelon problem

Watermelon    None Given

I have a problem on my watermelon which looks like Anthracnose but not sure so anyone can tell me


Posted by: Samiullah (1 point) Samiullah
Posted: March 18, 2016


Dr. Ravishankar Narayana commented,
The image you uploaded is not clear. Please upload more clear photos.
about 8 years ago.



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It looks like anthracnose disease caused by fungus, Colletotrichum orbiculare . The main symptoms are - appearing of jagged lesions near leaf veins. This lesions are dark brown to black in color with ‘shot hole’ appearance. Warm wet weather favors disease infection and spread.

Management:
1. Use certified healthy seeds for sowing.
2. Grow available resistant varieties.
3. Follow crop rotation (at least for 3 years).
4. Use drip irrigation instead of sprinklers.
5. Till the crop residue after cropping season.
6. If disease is severe spray fungicides like Mancozeb (2g/lit) or Copper hydroxide (2g/lit).


Posted by: Dr. Ravishankar Narayana (15 points) Dr. Ravishankar Narayana
Posted: March 22, 2016




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