Introduction

Diseases of Citrus
    Introduction
    Citrus fruits have a prominent place among popular, extensively grown tropical and sub- tropical fruits. After grapes and olives, these are cultivated on larger area than any other fruits of these zones in the world.Their wholesome nature,multifold nutritional and medicinal values have made them so important .Citrus fruits possess greater adaptability to different climatic conditions and are grown with equal success in tropical and subtropical regions.
    DISEASES OF CITRUS
    1) CITRUS GUMMOSIS: Phytophthora citrophthora
    2) CITRUS POWDERY MILDEW: Oidium tingitaninum
    3) CITRUS SCAB: Elsinoe fawcetti
    4) CITRUS SOOTY MOULD: Capnodium citris
    5) CITRUS ANTHRACNOSE: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
    6) CITRUS CANKER: Xanthomanas campestris pv. citri
    7) CITRUS TRISTEZA/ QUICK DECLINE- Virus disease
    8) CITRUS EXOCARTIS- Viroid disease
    9) CITRUS GREENING- Phytoplasma disease
    10) CITRUS ROOT KNOT NEMATODE: Meloidogyne incognita 

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