Abstract

Two leaf spot diseases caused by Colletotrichum capsici and Cercospora subsessilis, a leaf blight and stem rot (Sclerotium rolfsii), a web blight (Rhizoctonia solani) and a wilt (Fusarium solani) were found for the first time in July-Dec. in 1983-84 on 2- to 3-month-old A. indica seedlings in Kerala. Although widespread, the leaf spots did not cause damage, whereas the other diseases resulted in c. 20-30 percent mortality