PREVALANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SOME MAJOR DISEASES OF MANGO AT AFGOYE AND BALAD DISTRICT IN SOMALIA

Abstract

The experiments were conducted in different mango orchards of Afgoye and Balad districts in Somalia under the faculty of Agriculture, Zamzam Universityof Science and Technology during February to April, 2020 on prevalence and management of mango diseases. Altogether, seven different diseases viz. Anthracnose, die-back, powdery mildew, sooty mold, red rust, bacterial leaf blight and bacterial leaf spot were recorded. All the diseases were common in both regions but these varied from orchard to orchard. Among the diseases, severity of Anthracnose (35.3%), die-(20.67%), powdery mildew (45.17%), red rust (13.75%) and bacterial leaf sight (54.33%) were found major problem in Balad districts. In Afgoye , Anthracnose (16.033%), sooty mold (18.90%), bacterial leaf blight( 19.833%) and bacterial leaf spot (8.927%) were found the highest severity. fungicides Caroozate 45, Carbazim, respectively, were evaluated and found that Carbazim were good effect in controlling Anthracnose, sooty mold, red rust and bacterial leaf spot. Caroozate 45 was also effective in controlling Anthracnose, die-back, powdery mildew, red rust al leaf spot disease. like similarly weused botanicals fungcide, Such as Neemand Garlic well cake.respectively,were evaluated and found that Neem with Garlic were good effect in controlling Anthracnose, sooty mold, red rust and bacterial leaf spot. Neem was also effective in controlling Anthracnose, die-back, powdery mildew, red rust al leaf spot disease.