Major Pests & Damage
Bacterial Wilt
(Ralstonia solanacearum)
Bacterial wilt symptoms on leaf surface Wilting, stunting, yellowing of the foliage and finally collapse of the entire plant are the characteristic symptoms of the disease.
Root Knot Nematodes
(Mycoplasma/Phytoplasma)
The root knot nematode damage is more harmful to seedling than to older plants. These nematodes infest the roots and cause root galls. The affected plant becomes stunted and the leaves show chlorotic symptoms.
Little leaf of brinjal
(Phytoplasma (MLO))
In the beginning young leaves show chlorosis followed by axillary bud proliferation. Diseased plants show extreme reduction in size of leaves and node, giving a bushy appearance. In heavily infected plants, flower and fruit setting is negligible.
Phomopsis blight
(Phomopsis vexans)
Phomopsis blight can cause disease on eggplant leaves, stems, and fruit. Lesions often become numerous and cover large areas of leaves. Severely infected leaves become torn, yellow and wither. Small black dots, the fungal fruiting bodies called pycnidia, are often apparent on older leaf, stem, and fruit lesions.
Verticillium wilt
(Verticillium dahlia)
Wilting of the foliage followed by collapse of the entire plant. The wilting is characterized by dropping and slight yellowing of leaves and vascular discolouration. Drying of the plants at the time of flowering and fruiting are also characteristic to the disease condition.
