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Disinfection in Tea Cultivation

S.No.	Disease	Pathogen	Symptoms	Method of Application*
1	Root rot	Phytophthora cinnamomi	reduces plant growth, discolours roots and leaves, leading to rapid death of the plant	Sprinkling / Spray
2	Black Rot	Corticium sp.	gradually affects younger tea bushes leading to gradual loss	Sprinkling / Spray
2	Dieback	Fusarium solani	black patches on the primary and seed decay	Sprinkling
2	Root Knot Nematodes	Meloidogyne incognita	numerous gall formations on the root leading to reduced growth	Drench
2	Brown Blight	Colletotrichum camelliae	discolouration of leaves, wiith irregular patches of grey mycelium	Spray
2	Black Rot	Corticium sp	affects younger tea bushes leading to gradual loss of crops	Spray
2	Grey Blight	Pestalozzia theae	discoloured circular patches on stem with distinct rings of mycelium	Spray
2	Damping off	Pythium sp.	mass death of seedlings with lesions at ground level	Spray / Drench
2	Poria Root Disease	Poria hypobrunnea	yellow wilted plants which upon uprooting show white mycelial growth on the roots, with reddish fruiting bodies	Spray / Drench
2	Thorny Stem Blight	Tunstallia aculeate	undulation patches on the stem	Spray