Identification: Littleleaf disease is caused by the fungus Phytopthora cinnamomi. Several factors contribute to the disease complex including: low soil fertility (mainly nitrogen deficiency), heavy clay soils or soils with a hardpan, poor soil drainage, and the presence of nematodes and the Pythium fungus.

What is little leaf?

Little leaf symptoms include interveinal chlorosis of young leaves, and distortion and failure of leaves along the midrib to expand, and general stunting of plants. … Subsequently top growth become severely distorted with leaflets along the midrib failing to expand properly, resulting in a “little-leaf” appearance.

How do you treat little leaf of brinjal disease?

Little leaf of brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most serious diseases of brinjal in the areas of its cultivation. Infected plants must be controlled and burned. Insecticides can be sprayed for vector control. Crop rotation ensure death of disease-causing pathogen.