Diseases of Vegetable, Ornamental and Spice Crops

Lecture 27

Introduction:

Jasmine (Jasminum spp. like J. arborescens, J. auriculatum, J. grandiflorum, J. malabaricum, J. mesnyi, J. primulinum, J. sambac, J. rex) belongs to family Oleaceae and is in both shrub and vines with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The leaves are either evergreen or deciduous. During cultivation, it is also infected by several diseases which reduce the quality of flowers drastically. In this lecture different diseases infecting Jasmine are described in details.