Sigatoka/Leaf Spot

July 6, 2009 at 2:30 pm 1 comment

Scientific Name:

Mycosphaerella fijiensis; M. musicola


Images:

Typical symptoms of yellow Sigatoka on banana leaf.Typical symptoms of black Sigatoka on banana leaf. sigatokasigatoka

Symptoms

Tiny, spots with brown lines appear on the bottom  of the 3rd or 4th open leaf. Lines  become darker with  a purple shade.  The lesions then enlarge, becoming dark to give the characteristic black lines of the leaves with a water-soaked appearance

More reading…

  1. www.bioversityinternational.org/Publications/Pdf/699.pdf
  2. http://www.oisat.org/pests/diseases/fungal/sigatoka_leaf_spot.html
  3. http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~andreaj/sigatoka2.htm
  4. http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5247.html

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1 Comment Add your own

  • 1. Rajkumar  |  February 24, 2010 at 3:16 am

    Nice and useful information. I got what I required….

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