Abstract:
The bacterial leaf spot of betel vine incited by Xanthomonas betlicola Patel et al. is one of the most serious diseases recorded on the plant and was first reported in the year 1951. The occurrence and severity of the disease in Kerala was reported from 1978 onwards. The symptoms of the disease is characterised by water soaked lesions, bacterial exudations, dark brown patches with yellow halo, marginal infection, shot hole type symptoms, defoliation, stem and petiole infection. Minor variations in the above symptoms were observed with different isolates of the pathogen.
