Diseases of Fruit Plantation Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

Nemetode disease

Nematode disease

Nematode: Pratylenchus coffeae
Symptoms

• Affected young plants are lean and lanky.
• Older leaves become yellow and drop, leaving very few undersized, chlorotic and crinkled leaves at the tip of the stem giving a 'tufted' appearance.
• Infected bearing plants show thinner stem and inadequate foliage to support the crop.
Control

• In nursery, dig and expose the soil for one summer and use thoroughly dried forest soil while preparing nursery mixture.
• Uproot and burn the infected plants, remove soil and expose for one year.
• Keep the pits free from weeds- Plant, grafted plants of Arabica on Robusta rootstock in the infected area.