Download This PaperDiseases of Moringa and their Management
11 Pages Posted: 18 May 2020
Date Written: April 22, 2020
Abstract
Moringa is fairly disease tolerant that is why it is relatively unaffected. However, due to changing climate, Moringa is exposed to disease infections that affect both the quantity and quality resulting to yield loss. Worldwide, there are about 12 diseases affecting moringa which are as follows: brown leaf spot (Cercospora moringicola), septoria leaf spot (Septoria lycopersici Speg.), alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria solani Sorauer), powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica Lev. Arn.), root rot (Diplodia sp.), fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. moringae), fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. moringae), fruit rot (Cochliobolus hawaiiensis Alcorn), damping off (Rhizoctonia solani Kuehn), dieback (Fusarium semitectum Berk), anthracnose (Colletotrichum chlorophyti Chandra), twig canker (Fusarium pallidoroseum Cooke Sacc.), and rust (Puccinia moringae Koorders). Proper identification of diseases on various plant parts of moringa through their symptoms, including their life cycle alternate host plants whether cultivated and non-cultivated are very important in the management of diseases.
Keywords: moringa diseases, symptoms and disease cycle, alternate hosts, management
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