Insights on the Mango Anthracnose and its Management

Abstract

Anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Linnaeus, is the most common pre-and postharvest disease of mango, causing economic losses of 30-60 percent in the production of fruit in tropical, subtropical countries. C. gloeosporioides is reported to infect a wide range of hosts and has become an increasingly significant pathogen affecting a variety of economically important crops throughout the world. Mango anthracnose management is a popular issue among farmers and agriculturists. The reduction in mango production and fruit quality decline has intensified the demand for a long-term strategy to combat the disease's spread. Though the disease's pandemic nature has been researched for a long time, a lot of work is still unexplored. It needs to be done before any environment-friendly and consistent control strategy comes into existence. This review highlights various aspects of the epidemiology and management of the disease through resistant cultivars, biological controls, hot water treatment with waxing, oxalic acid treatment, Use of essential oils and botanicals.

Exploitation of Post-Ripening Treatment for Improving Cold Tolerance and Storage Period of Jin Huang Mango

“…It is worth mentioning that anthracnose has asexual spores (conidia) that can be transmitted, while spores contacting the susceptible tissues of the host begin to infect the host. The pathogen reproduces, culminating in developing the disease in the fruit [25]. More specifically, Colletotrichum spp.…”

Mango anthracnose disease: the current situation and direction for future research

“…This leads to the spread of spores on the surface of infected tissues that are subsequently dispersed to repeat the transmission and infection cycle of the pathogen ( Figure 2 ). Thus, the disease moves through a cycle of dissemination of asexual spores (conidia), inoculation of spores into susceptible part of the host, development of symptoms in fruiting bodies (acervuli), infection of a host, further development of disease, reproduction of pathogen, and survival of pathogen ( Paudel et al, 2022 ). Glomerella cingulata , the name typically given to the sexual stage (teleomorph) of the same pathogen, may induce dark, long-necked perithecia with clavate asci that are relatively rarely observed ( Figure 3 ).…”

“…In the United States, C. aeschynomenes , C. musae , and C. nupharicola are associated with anthracnose in mangoes ( Su et al, 2011 ; Weir et al, 2012 ). Several articles such as Ciofini et al (2022) , Paudel et al (2022) , Jenny et al (2019) , Honger et al (2015) , Nelson (2008) , and Arauz (2000) have reviewed MAD. However, all the reviews have a narrow focus on particular geographical areas, including Ghana ( Kankam et al, 2022 ) and India ( Maske et al, 2022 ).…”