Little leaf of brinjal

This presentation include introduction, symptoms, etiology and management of little leaf of brinjal /Egg plant

1. LITTLE LEAF OF BRINJAL DR . RAJBIR SINGH Assistant Professor Department of Plant Pathology Gochar Mahavidyalaya, Rampur Maniharan, Saharanpur (UP), India Affiliated to Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP), India Email: [email protected] Cell No. 91-9456613374

2. LITTLE LEAF OF BRINJAL In India reported from Coimbatore in 1838 Occurred in all states of India Loss – till 90%

3. Symptoms Leaves & plant become small Node & internodes reduce in size Leaves – yellowing Plants look like- bush No fruiting if form they become –small and hard

4. Causal organism - Phytoplasma Phytoplasma – egg or circular shaped Diameter- 40-300 nm Lacking – cell wall Present in sieve tubes of phloem Transmitted by- insect ( Hishimonus phycites ) Survive on weeds

5. Disease Management Removal & destruction of weeds and infected plants Spray insecticides for managing insect vector Seedling treatment – benomyal + tetracycline @ 1000 ppm Spray- tetracycline @ 1000 ppm 3 times at 7 days interval Use- disease resistant varieties- BB-7, BWR-12, Pant Ritu Raj & H-8

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