Causal Agent:
Phytoplasma
| Characteristic Symptoms: | |
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Leaves of affected plants are small and have spoon-like appearance. |
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The disease is transmitted from plant to plant by leafhoppers/plant hoppers. It can be transmitted on a healthy plant 10-45 days after the insect has fed on the infected plant. |
| Management and Control: | |
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Use clean propagative materials. |
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Spray with insecticides (BMPC, e.g. Hopkill®; buprofesin, e.g. Applaud®; cartap hydrochloride, e.g. Padan®; chlorpyrifos+BMPC, e.g. Brodan®) to control vector population and deltamethrin (e.g. Decis®, DecideⓇ, ScoutⓇ, Agro DeltametrinⓇ)
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| References: | |
| Diseases Caused by Phytoplasmas at http://www.ent.uga.edu/peach/peachhbk/pdf/dileases.pdf | |
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