• Brown root rot, corky root rot

  discoloration is present in the xylem tissues which distinguishes it from wilts caused by Verticillium or Fusarium . Progressive disease causes more and more [...] particles by farm equipment and cultivation practices. However, this fungus is a poor competitor against a balanced microbial population in soil. How to prevent [...] in the spring until soil temperatures are higher Mound soil around the stem to promote adventitious root growth Greenhouse crops: Steam or fumigate the soil

• Bugs

  bugs Bugs can cause extensive damage to greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant tissues and fruits, leading to deformation, discoloration, and yield [...] s bugs damage plants by puncturing leaves and growing points with their piercing-sucking mouthparts and extracting nutrients from them, resulting in d [...] yield loss. Effective bug control is key to maintaining healthy, high-quality crops. Biological control of bugs combines targeted monitoring and natural

• Tomato leafminer

  die off completely. Mining by the caterpillar causes malformations. Damage to fruit allows fungal diseases to enter, leading to rotting fruit before or after [...] leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta ) are cylindrical. Their colour varies from creamy white to bright yellow, darkening in the embryonic phase and becoming almost [...] first-instar larvae are whitish to yellowish after emerging. They mine inside the leaf, stem or fruit. In the second to fourth instars they become greenish

• Veni Micro

  When to use Veni Micro? Vegetables : One application in early vegetative phase and repeat 1-2 applications at 15 days interval Flowers: Apply daily Fruits: [...] healthy growth and enhances fertility in the plants. Benefits Rapid absorption by plants Suitable for foliar application and through drip application Builds [...] other inputs as tank mix. Shelf life: It is stable for a period of 24 months from the date of manufacturing. Re-entry barrier: No re-entry barrier Pre-Harvest

• Black root rot of cucurbits

  lesions can be enclosed by pseudostromata: dark coloured tissue that looks like black stripes. The disease is usually restricted to a few of the roots but [...] exudations of spores. In the early stages of wilting it is hard to distinguish from other wilt diseases. The fungus can also cause black fruit rot. Life [...] is known about the life cycle. The fungus is dispersed by water, air and soil particles. How to prevent Black root rot of cucurbits Test for the presence

• Wheat bunt

  of wheat. Damage symptoms Plantsinfected by Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis are hard to distinguish from infected plants before head emergence, although [...] teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing the teliospores to fall to the ground. Additionaly, these teliospores contaminate healthy kernels [...] correlated to temperature and precipitation in the first 11 days after sowing, with maximum disease incidence at an average temperature of around 6 to 7 °C during

• Fall Armyworm

  sufficient for them to move from seasonally dry habitats to wet habitats in Central America. This makes it possible for fall armyworms to spread over large [...] ) are 30-40 mm long. They have six instars that vary in colour from light tan to green to black. They have a distinct white inverted Y-shaped mark on the [...] large areas rapidly. Adults fly by night, and are attracted to lights, especially those with a strong ultra-violet component. Damage symptoms The developing

• Leaf stripe

  Infected plants may be stunted and heads may be distorted and failing to emerge from the sheath. Ear length and the number of kernels may be reduced and [...] fungus spreads from the seed into the seedling. Conidia are produced on the infected leaves when humidity is high and wind-dispersed to neighbouring ears [...] soil temperatures above 15 °C. How to prevent Leaf stripe Produce seed in semi-arid environments without irrigation, to decrease the chances of infection

• Grape downy mildew

  forming haustoria to parasitize mesophyll cells. The latent period (the time from infection to visible symptoms) ranges from 4 to 21 days, depending on [...] Leaf symptoms Yellowish to light-green oil spots on the upper leaf surface, often angular and limited by leaf veins White to greyish downy growth on the [...] symptoms Brown to dark lesions on young shoots and tendrils Distorted or stunted shoot growth Increased susceptibility of infected tissue to secondary infections

• Asian citrus psyllid

  only when disturbed or over-crowded. Development from egg to adult varied from 14 days at 28°C/82.4°F to 49 days at 15°C/59°F. New adults reach reproductive [...] affected area by the vectored disease. Damage symptoms The psyllid is a sucking insect that inserts its mouthparts into plant tissue to feed. Adults feed [...] develops on the honeydew. Their feeding damages citrus by burning back new shoots or causing leaves to twist or notch as they mature. Worst damage is done