Diseases of fruit plantation medicinal and aromatic crops (2+1)

Diseases of Peach

Introduction

• Peach is rich in sucrose, fructose and glucose content.
• It is rich source of protein with all amino acids like
• It also contains- carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, iron and zinc etc.
• Peach are grown for both desert & processing purposes.
• It is also used for making wine and fruit juice which is a common drink.
• The cake after extraction of oil can also be used for various purposes.
Major Disease of Peach

1. Leaf curl –Taphrina deformans
2. Rust – Puccinia pruni – spinosae
3. California peach blight- Stigmina carpophila
4. Scab – Venturia carpophila

Minor Diseases of Peach

1. Powdery mildew –Sphaerotheca pannosa var. persicae
2. Frosty mildews – Cercosporella persicae
3. Target leaf spot – Phyllosticta persicae
4. Bacterial leaf spot: Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
5. Gummosis: Prunus dwarf virus
6. Mosaic Virus disease-Peach Mosaic Virus
7. Necrotic Leaf spot: Necrotic Leaf Spot Virus .
8. Peach- X : Phytoplasma like organism
9. Peach yellows : Phytoplasma like organism