Description:

• Warm and humid climatic conditions, along with frequent rains, are favourable for the occurrence of this disease.

Damage Symptoms:

• Angular to circular yellowish-brown spots with a yellow halo appear on leaves.
• The spots coalesce, and the leaves dry up later.
• Shallow, water-soaked, brown-colored, sunken lesions develop on the stem, later girdling it and leading to shoot death.
• On mature fruits, circular, black, sunken lesions of varying sizes appear.
• Affected fruits ripen, turn yellow, and the flesh becomes tough and insipid.

Preventive Measures:

• Maintain proper drainage in the field.

Control Measures:

• Spray mancozeb or chlorothalonil at 0.2%.