Branches or Shoots Die From the Tip Inward.

1. As the fungus causes necrosis of tender twigs from the tip backwards the disease is called die-back. Infection usually begins when the crop is in flower.
2. Flowers drop and dry up. There is profuse shedding of flowers.
3. The flower stalk shrivels and dries up. This drying up spreads from the flower stalks to the stem and subsequently causes die-back of the branches and stem and the branches wither.
4. Partially affected plants bear fruits which are few and of low quality.
5. On the surface of the leaves the necrotic areas are found separated from the healthy area by a dark brown to black band.

Cultural:

1. Use of disease-free seeds is important in preventing the disease.
2. Seed treatment with Thiram or Captan 4g/kg.

 Biological: Spraying of Pseudomonas fluorescens +Bacillus subtilis @5g/L

Chemical: 

1. Spraying of Recover Nutri @0.5gm/L + Geomycin @0.5gm/L.
2. Spraying of Pseudomonas fluorescens +Bacillus subtilis @5g/L.