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

Leaf spot

Causal organism: Cercospora theae Van Breda.
Symptoms

• This is a minor leaf disease causing the so called “bird's eye spot” on young leaves.
• The spots are 3.5 mm in diameter, brown in the centre and reddish or dark brown at the edge.
• The disease has been reported to cause severe attack after heavy rains.