Madhuri Pattanaik's scientific contributions

Publications (4)

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Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum species is an important disease of mango (Mangifera indica L.) affecting leaf, flowers and fruits in mango orchards worldwide. The fungus Colletotrichum sp. usually invade the fruits during its developmental stage but remains quiescent until fruit ripening culminating in devastating anthracnose disease, especial...
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Lasiodiplodia species commonly thrive as endophytes, saprobes, and plant pathogens in tropical and subtropical regions. Association of Lasiodiplodia species causing stem rot in dragon fruit in the coastal belt of Odisha, eastern India, has been illustrated here. The stem rot disease was characterized by yellowing of the stem, followed by softening...

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... The obtained reslts agree with previous studies conducted on this species affecting citrus trees: Xiao et al. [36] reported Lasiodiplodia as the most virulent genus on C. reticulata shoots and on C. paradisi × C. reticulata plants in China, while Bautista-Cruz et al. [33] described L. iraniensis as one of the most virulent species on Persian lime, C. latifolia, plants in Mexico. Similar results were also reported on dragon fruit, S. undatus, cashews, Anacardium, and macadamia nut, Macadamia integrifolia [77,102,103]. Considering Dia. pseudomangiferae, the tested isolates were pathogenic on both fruit and plants, while for Dia. ...