Symptoms of greening disease in citrus

Citrus Greening is considered to be the most destructive disease of citrus. Once a tree is infected, there is no effective control or cure for the disease.
The vector of this disease is citrus psylla insect and grafting process.
Due to this disease, the leaves of the plants remain small and grow upwards.
More leaves and fruits start falling from the plants and the plant remains dwarf.
Infected branches show symptoms of dieback, while other branches appear healthy.
The fruits of diseased plants remain green even after ripening. If such fruits are seen against sunlight, then yellow spots appear on their peels.
Fruits of infected plants are small, distorted, have less juice and taste unpleasant.
Management- This disease is transmitted by grafting, so budwood should be used from healthy plants.
Can spray Quinalphos [Celquin] 700 ml or Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 04% EC [ProfeNova] 400 ml/acre.

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Citrus Greening is considered to be the most destructive disease of citrus. Once a tree is infected, there is no effective control or cure for the disease.

The vector of this disease is citrus psylla insect and grafting process.

Due to this disease, the leaves of the plants remain small and grow upwards.

More leaves and fruits start falling from the plants and the plant remains dwarf.

Infected branches show symptoms of dieback, while other branches appear healthy.

The fruits of diseased plants remain green even after ripening. If such fruits are seen against sunlight, then yellow spots appear on their peels.

Fruits of infected plants are small, distorted, have less juice and taste unpleasant.

Management- This disease is transmitted by grafting, so budwood should be used from healthy plants.

Can spray Quinalphos [Celquin] 700 ml or Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 04% EC [ProfeNova] 400 ml/acre.