Diseases of Fruit Trees (PDF)

by Prof. Arun Arya

our produce is lost in the post harvest stages i.e., in transit and storage, major loses are in fruits. Tropical fruits like banana, papaya, mango, citrus, pineapple and jackfruit occupy major area in cultivation. India ranks first by producing45% of total world’s mango. Fruits form an important component of balanced diet along with proteins and carbohydrates. Various methods are suggested to control important diseases like scab of apple, wilt of guava and mango malformation. Some chemicals used to control diseases may even be carcinogenic. In USA, the losses for fruit and vegetables amount to 24% of the harvested crop