Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Richa Mishra, Sumant Pratap Singh, HK Singh and Neelam Pathak

Abstract:
Ber (Ziziphus jujube) is a significant fruit crop that grows in arid and semi-arid regions globally. It goes to the Rhamnaceae family and is generally known as Indian jujube or Chinese date or Indian plum, apple, etc. This fruit has taken a cash crop in certain areas of India, important to increased cultivation. Due to the widespread cultivation of the ber crop, it is susceptible to various factors, including, leading to serious diseases. Which is easily recognizable by the development of minor, asymmetrical brown spots on the upper surface of leaves. The consistent lower side of the leaves exhibits dark brown to black spots with distinct margins, ranging from 4 to 5 mm in diameter (near about). The, morphological characterization of 14 ber genotypes was. The leaf length ranges from (8.60 to 12.7 cm), leaf width (6.47 to 9.20 cm), and petiole length (2.17 to 4.02 cm).