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Abstract
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is very important in international market as table fruit because of its medicinal uses and nutritive values. Its popular varieties viz. Bhagawa, Ganesh,
Mrudula is reported from Pune district. Successful cultivation of pomegranate in recent years has met with bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae is a major disease. A
survey has been conducted to check the incidence of disease in Pune District of (M.S.) India. The disease symptoms were recorded on leaves, flowers and fruits of the plant. The disease incidence
was recorded from region viz. Shirur, Baramati, Indapur, Purandar and Daund. The disease was
found to be severe at Korhale (Baramati), Gulunche (Purandar), Shetphalgadhe (Indapur), Patas (Daund) and Shikrapur (Shirur). The study through light on present status of Bacterial blight on
Pomegranate