Bacterial Blight vs. Physiological Disorders – Know the Difference & Save Your Crop!

Bacterial Blight vs. Physiological Disorders – Know the Difference & Save Your Crop!

🧪 Why Is This Important?

Many farmers mistake physiological disorders (like cracking, spotting, internal breakdown) for bacterial/fungal diseases, and waste money spraying chemicals unnecessarily. Knowing the difference helps you apply the right remedy at the right time — especially if you're practicing organic or low-chemical farming.

🔍 Spot the Differences Clearly

Feature	Physiological Disorders	Bacterial Blight
Cause	Non-infectious (nutrients, heat, water stress)	Caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis bacteria
Spread Pattern	Appears randomly, often on sun-exposed or low-nutrition areas	Spreads systemically, fast & contagious
Symptoms	Cracks, sunburns, fruit drop, breakdown	Water-soaked lesions on fruit, black spots, ooze
Inside of Fruit	Usually no foul smell or rot (except internal breakdown)	Often leads to pulp rot, foul odour
Response to Neem/Trichoderma	No significant change	Effective against initial stages if applied early

✅ Organic Farmer Checklist

Observation	Suspect	Remedy
Only few fruits have damage, no pattern	Physiological	Focus on irrigation, nutrition, pruning
Damage is spreading to nearby fruits/leaves	Bacterial	Use Bordeaux mix 1%, Neem oil 3%, or Trichoderma spray
Fruit is red outside but brown inside	Internal Breakdown	Boron & calcium spray
Circular dry patches on rind	Sunburn	Kaolin spray, canopy cover
Soft, sunken brown patches with ooze	Bacterial Blight	Remove infected fruits, copper-based sprays

🪰 AEDAA Smart Traps: A Must in Both Cases

Whether it’s physiological or pathogenic, your orchard is always at risk of insect vectors like:

• Thrips (cause injuries, spread disease)

• Fruit borers (entry points for pathogens)

• Aphids/mealybugs (sap suckers weaken tree health)

✅ AEDAA's Solar and Pheromone Traps:

• Protect both healthy & stressed trees

• Reduce pesticide load, improve fruit quality

• Save 25–30% of fruit from pest-linked secondary disorders

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