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Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum)
Symptoms of anthracnose can appear on any plant part. Pale brown sunken spots may appear on the cotyledons of infected seedlings. Water may spread the disease to the hypocotyl, which if girdled, kills the seedling. Lesions on leaves are dark brown. They are restricted to the veins on lower leaf surface. On stems, lesions are elongated and sunken. On the pods, the fungus produces black, sunken lesions. These lesions penetrate deep into the pods and may cause shrivelling of the young pods. Infected seed become discoloured changing to yellow through brown to black.
In damp weather, the centres of anthracnose lesions become covered with a pink spore mass. The disease is seed-borne.
Angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola)
Symptoms consist of small dark brown spots with angular edges and are often numerous to give the foliage a checker-board appearance. The spots may increase in size, join together, and cause yellowing and necrosis of the affected leaves. This may lead to premature defoliation. When humid, the fungus produces a grey mould on the lower surface of the spots. Infected pods have brown blotches. The disease is favoured by high moisture and moderate temperatures (20-25degC).
The disease is seed-borne.
Symptoms of anthracnose can appear on any plant part. Pale brown sunken spots may appear on the cotyledons of infected seedlings. Water may spread the disease to the hypocotyl, which if girdled, kills the seedling. Lesions on leaves are dark brown. They are restricted to the veins on lower leaf surface. On stems, lesions are elongated and sunken. On the pods, the fungus produces black, sunken lesions. These lesions penetrate deep into the pods and may cause shrivelling of the young pods. Infected seed become discoloured changing to yellow through brown to black.
In damp weather, the centres of anthracnose lesions become covered with a pink spore mass. The disease is seed-borne.
Angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola)
Symptoms consist of small dark brown spots with angular edges and are often numerous to give the foliage a checker-board appearance. The spots may increase in size, join together, and cause yellowing and necrosis of the affected leaves. This may lead to premature defoliation. When humid, the fungus produces a grey mould on the lower surface of the spots. Infected pods have brown blotches. The disease is favoured by high moisture and moderate temperatures (20-25degC).
The disease is seed-borne.
Angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola)
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemuthianum)
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by: David Hughes
(67 points)
Posted: October 18, 2019
kelvin nyongesa commented,
Thank it was a wise answer. At least I can tell the difference between the two diseases over 4 years ago.
Thank it was a wise answer. At least I can tell the difference between the two diseases over 4 years ago.
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