Citrus Disease and Pests 01:: Citrus Gummosis: Image/Photo/Pictures/Video

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INDEX

S. No.	Heading
1.	Introduction
2.	Distribution
3.	Symptoms
4.	Management: Prevention and Control
5.	Explanation
6.	Frequently Asked Questions

1. Introduction

Citrus Gummosis (photo/image 01) is education of gum from the citrus plant.

Photo/Image 01

Cause of the disease	Abiotic factor– Physical injuries. Biotic factor– Fungus.
Common Name of causal organism	Fungus– Phytophthora species
Scientific name of causal organism	Phytophthora spp. 1. P. parasitica 2. P. palmivora 3. P. citrophthora
Family of causal organism	Peronosporaceae

Photo/Image 02

Citrus gummosis can be seen in all citrus growing regions in the world.

List: Citrus growing Countries and Territories in the world

Countries/Continent	Territories
India	Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Punjab, Haryana etc.
Mediterranean Regions	Mediterranean Basin, Southern Spain
United States of America	Arizona, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, California
Asia	South Asia, East Asia
Australia
South America	Brazil, Peru, Northern Regions
Africa	South Africa, Northern Africa

Photo/Image 03

Abiotic: Physical injuries
- Exudation of fresh gummy substance.
- Colour of gum is brown.
Biotic: Fungus (Phytophthora spp.)
- Attack is first seen in bark.
- Bark turns into dark or black colour.
- Bark starts to rot.
- After bark, woody part of the stem turns black.
- Clot of gum can be seen.
- Colour of clotted gum is dark brown.