Coconut nut rot disease is one of the major economic constraints which hampers coconut production in India. An extensive disease survey was conducted during July 2015 - September 2016 to assess the nut rot incidence in major coconut growing tracts of Tamil Nadu. The young palms of 5-10 years were found to be more susceptible to nut rot than matured palms. A fungal pathogen was found to be consistently associated with nut rot disease and identified as Lasiodiplodia theobromae based on morphological characters. | Coconut nut rot disease in India Prevalence characterization of pathogen and standardization of inoculation techniques
