Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Rokade RA, Joshi DM, Khaire PB and Someshree Mane

Abstract:
The grey leaf blight disease (GLBD) like symptoms was observed in severe form on the farm of the NAU on the Cocos nucifera. The diseases samples were collected and isolated on PDA medium, by morphological characterization and using standard references to identification of fungi and also by sending fungus culture to IARI, New Delhi, pathogen species confirm as Pestalotia palmarum (Cooke) Stey. Pathogenicity assay and Kochs fulfilment was proved that the pathogen to be constantly associated with the disease. The current investigation was under taken to study the actual cause of the symptoms observed on the plant and their identification, pathogenicity as well as the host range of the identified pathogen to manage the further cause.