• Lack of pod setting is the first indication.
• Under favourable conditions, foliage shows symptoms and plants often die in patches.
• Shedding of flowers and leaves, covered with spore mass can be seen.
• Lesions on stem are 10-30 mm long and girdle the stem fully.
• Tender branches break off at the point where the gray mold has caused rotting.
• Affected flowers turn in to a rotting mass.
• Lesions on the pod are water-soaked and irregular.
• On infected plants, the pods contain either small, shriveled seeds or no seeds at all.

Management

• Avoid excessive vegetative growth.
• Intercrop with linseed.
• Avoid excessive irrigation. Use compact varieties.
• Deep summer ploughing Reduce plant density and increase in air passage between the plants.
• Seed treatment with Carbendazim + Thiram (1:1) @ 3g/kg of seed is recommended or Spray the crop with Captan 5 - 6 kg/ha at 15 days interval./Spray of Carbendazim @ 1.5g/lit of water is recommended./Spray Mancozeb @3 g/lit of water.