Topic 16. The invaded flesh becomes soft and water-soaked. Topic 7. Black spot of Banana. Crown rot of banana. Black spot disease. Topic 17. Topic 9. Caused by Verticillum theobromae and/or Trachysphaera fructigena. Diamond spot. Cigar end rot of Banana. Topic 20 . Banana Burrowing nematode. Verticillium tip rot Verticillium theobromae: Yellow Sigatoka Mycosphaerella musicola: Viral diseases. STEM END ROT 15. Topic 6. Minimising bruising; prompt cooling to 14°C; proper sanitation of handling facilities and hot water treatment of hands (such as 5 minutes in 50°C water) helps in controlling the disease in cold … Squirter of Banana. Topic 18. Topic 18. Stem end rot, caused by Dothiorella dominicana and Lasiodiplodia theobromae, was not satisfactorily controlled by these treatments. Topic 11. Crown end rot (CER) of bananas is a serious cause of post-harvest quality loss for banana fruit. Infectious chlorosis. Crowns are soft, black and water-soaked. Causal organism- Thielaviopsis paradoxa Symptoms- The fungus enters through the cut stem The invaded flesh becomes soft and water soaked Management Minimising brushing Prompt cooling to 14℃ Proper sanitization of handling Stem end rot 16. Topic 17. Caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae and/or Thielaviopsis paradoxa, which enter through the cut stem or hand. Stem end rot of banana. Topic 12. Topic 10. As the name suggests, the rot begins at the cut surface of the crown, and depending on the severity, can extend down the neck of the fruit and into the fingers. Topic 9. Topic 16. Finger rot of Banana. Squirter of Banana. A mass of dark fungal growth may develop. Stem-end rot. Crown rot of banana. Topic 14. Cigar-end rot. Topic 8. Topic 12. Stem end rot of banana. Cigar end rot of Banana. Topic 19. Diamond spot. Linalool and eugenol were found to be very effective in decreasing lesion size of stem end rot disease by 55.1 and 27.4%, respectively, when compared with controls. Topic 7. The invaded flesh becomes soft and water-soaked. Black spot disease. Quiz-lect-5. Topic 21. Stem-end Rot (Common Banana Farming Diseases Symptoms) (Thielaviopsis paradoxa) The fungus enters through the cut stem or hand. Topic 13. Topic 8. Topic 6. Stem-end rot Colletotrichum musae: Trachysphaera finger rot Trachysphaera fructigena: Tropical speckle Ramichloridium musae = Veronaea musae = Periconiella musae. SYMPTOMS: Crown rot, stem end rot and tip rot of green or ripe fruit. Topic 20 . Infectious chlorosis. Topic 21. Finger rot of Banana. Topic 11. The stem end turns black and so does the skin. Topic 13. Quiz-lect-5. Banana fruits were artificially inoculated with 3-day old mycelium of L. theobromae, laid over a polypropylene sheet in the carton, and incubated at 18°C for 8 days. The rotted portion of the banana finger is dry and tends to adhere to fruits (appears similar to the ash of a cigar). Black spot of Banana. Control. Topic 15. Topic 10. Topic 15. Topic 14. Banana Burrowing nematode. Topic 19. BACTERIAL WILT 17.