This presentation include introduction, symptoms, etiology and management of little leaf of brinjal /Egg plant

1. LITTLE LEAF OF BRINJAL
DR. RAJBIR SINGH
Assistant Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
Gochar Mahavidyalaya, Rampur Maniharan, Saharanpur (UP), India
Affiliated to Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP), India
Email:rajbirsingh2810@gmail.com
Cell No. 91-9456613374

2. LITTLE LEAF OF BRINJAL
• In India reported from Coimbatore in 1838
• Occurred in all states of India
• Loss – till 90%

3. Symptoms
• Leaves & plant become
small
• Node & internodes
reduce in size
• Leaves – yellowing
• Plants look like- bush
• No fruiting if form they
become –small and hard

5. Causal organism - Phytoplasma
•Phytoplasma – egg or circular shaped
•Diameter- 40-300 nm
•Lacking – cell wall
•Present in sieve tubes of phloem
•Transmitted by- insect (Hishimonus phycites)
•Survive on weeds

6. Disease Management
•Removal & destruction of weeds and infected plants
•Spray insecticides for managing insect vector
•Seedling treatment – benomyal + tetracycline @ 1000 ppm
•Spray- tetracycline @ 1000 ppm 3 times at 7 days interval
•Use- disease resistant varieties- BB-7, BWR-12, Pant Ritu Raj
& H-8

7. Thank You