. A "i^ KiG. 137.—Fcslalozzia ^^uepiiii. i, blotches caused by the fungus on a tea leaf; 2, conidia oi" fungus, highly mag. Grey blight of tea plant {Pestalozzia guepitii, Desm.) is said by Sir George Watt to be one of the most destructive and dangerous parasitic fungi that attack the tea plant. It occurs in Assam and Cachar, and probably wherever tea is grown in India and Ceylon. The disease first appears as minute, brownish-grey spots on the upper surface of the leaf; these spots gradually increase in size and often coalesce, forming large, irregular blotches which become grey, and
. A "i^ KiG. 137.—Fcslalozzia ^^uepiiii. i, blotches caused by the fungus on a tea leaf; 2, conidia oi" fungus, highly mag. Grey blight of tea plant {Pestalozzia guepitii, Desm.) is said by Sir George Watt to be one of the most destructive and dangerous parasitic fungi that attack the tea plant. It occurs in Assam and Cachar, and probably wherever tea is grown in India and Ceylon. The disease first appears as minute, brownish-grey spots on the upper surface of the leaf; these spots gradually increase in size and often coalesce, forming large, irregular blotches which become grey, and are sprinkled with minute, black points, the fruit of the fungus. During the increase in size the blotches are often bordered with a dark, slightly raised line. Diseased leaves are not at all blistered or swollen, in fact the diseased patches shrink a
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