Little Leaf Brinjal Disease - PDF
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Loyola College
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This document describes the Little Leaf Disease of brinjal, including symptoms, disease cycle, and control measures. The disease affects the size of leaves and nodes, causing a bushy appearance, and impacting flower and fruit production. It's transmitted through grafting and survives on collateral host plants like bitter gourd.
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## [C] DISEASES CAUSED BY MYCOPLASMAS ### (1) LITTLE-LEAF DISEASE OF BRINJAL - **Causal pathogen:** Mycoplasma - **Host:** Brinjal *(Solanum melongena)* **Symptoms:** The leaves and nodes of diseased plants greatly reduce in size. The plant gives a bushy appearance. Plants, having severe infectio...
## [C] DISEASES CAUSED BY MYCOPLASMAS ### (1) LITTLE-LEAF DISEASE OF BRINJAL - **Causal pathogen:** Mycoplasma - **Host:** Brinjal *(Solanum melongena)* **Symptoms:** The leaves and nodes of diseased plants greatly reduce in size. The plant gives a bushy appearance. Plants, having severe infection, fail to produce flower and fruits. The flowers commonly become phylloid. **Disease cycle:** The disease is commonly transmitted through grafting. In nature, the disease perennates by infecting a large number of alternate or collateral hosts such as, bitter gourd, water melon, menthi, sunhemp, beet, castor, soyabean, etc. **Control:** - Tetracycline therapy is effective.
