ABSTRACT
Tea belonging to family Theaceae, is an herbaceous, dicotyledonous, and perennial plantation crop. Globally, it is the second most commonly consumed non-alcoholic beverage next to water due to having numerous health benefits. Tea favors moderate rainfall, high humidity, and partial shady environmental conditions for its luxuriant growth and production. The fungi are the dominant ones among the different tea pathogens in India and more than hundred fungal species are reported to cause diseases of tea in India. The fungicide application should also be done on nursery plants, pruned young tea, medium pruned tea, light pruned tea as well as un-pruned tea to minimize the inoculum load. The restriction on the movement of workers from infected area to healthy area will also be helpful in managing the disease to a considerable extent. The genus is one of the most important phytopathogens, mainly causing wilt, root rot and decline disease of several economically important crop plants.
