Use of fungicide is a common practice to control the disease. However, the detrimental effects require alternative measures to control the disease, which is the need of the time. The present investigation was carried out with isolation of the organism responsible for blossom blight to suggest suitable control measure in respect of fungicides, botanicals and bio-agent in controlling the blossom blight of mango. Under in vitro studies carbendenzim (0.1%) was beneficial for inhibiting the growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and in botanicals, neem leaves extract at 5 per cent concentration was found to inhibit the growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Thus, it was observed that the use of botanicals and fungicides was useful in controlling the disease under in vitro condition. Howto view point the article : Kolase, S.V., Kamble, T.M. and Musmade, N.A. (2014). Efficacy of different fungicides and botanicals against blossom blight of Mango caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

In the present investigation, efforts were made to evaluate different fungicides against blossom blight and anthracnose of mango at different AICRP (F) centres in India. From the five years pooled data, it was observed that carbendazim + mancozeb (0.2%) were the most effective in controlling blossom blight and anthracnose disease of mango at Mohanpur, Rahuri, Rewa and Paria centres. At Sangareddy, on the other hand, chlorothalonil (0.2%) was found to be effective controlling anthracnose of mango. At Vengurle, carbendazim (0.1%) was found to be effective in the management of blossom blight and anthracnose of mango. It is thus concluded that spraying of carbendazim+ mancozeb (0.2%) or carbendazim (0.1%) thrice at 10 days interval, starting from the initiation of the disease symptoms was found to be the most effective for management of blossom blight and anthracnose of mango.

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