Broad mite

plants, especially peppers, but also aubergine, tomato and cucumber. Additionally, many ornamental crops such as azalea, begonia, gerbera and cyclamen are [...] ( Polyphagotarsonemus latus ) can occur both on vegetable and ornamental crops. Damage symptoms The damage caused by the broad mite ( Polyphagotarsonemus

Gummy stem blight

upwards in the crop and the conidia for spread of the disease downwards. How to prevent Gummy stem blight Before cropping: Remove all crop debris and disinfect [...] propagation material During cropping and between consecutive cucumber crops: Remove all pots and plant parts from previous crop that may serve as inoculum [...] feasible in high-wire crops) Pick and remove dead and diseased leaves Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

Fusarium wilt

which are each selectively pathogenic on a limited number of crops. Even within one crop, different formae speciales may occur and cause different symptoms [...] wound healing after harvest, depending on the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wounded or

Fusarium head blight or scab

wound healing after harvest, depending on the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wounded or [...] similar life cycle. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the soil and on crop residues of infected plants as chlamydospores (thick walled mycelium cells)

Downy mildew of Cucurbits

resistant cultivars Use a wide crop rotation with non-host crops Prevent a humid microclimate. Achieve this by lowering crop density, good aeration during [...] measures. Start clean, remove crop residues and prevent splashing water. Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] Pseudoperonospora cubensis is a plant pathogen causing downy mildew on cucurbit crops like cucumber, cantaloupe, pumpkin, watermelon and squash. Damage symptoms

Charcoal rot

charcoal rot. It has a very wide range of host crops, many of which are economically important food crops. Damage symptoms In strawberry, this pathogen [...] the same discolouration of the internal tissues of the main roots. In most crops, necrotic lesions on the roots are the first symptoms, followed by wilting [...] cycle and appearance of Charcoal rot The fungus survives in the soil and on crop residues as microsclerotia. In corn stalks, survival of up to 1.5 years has

Loose smut of barley

of seeds from infected fields for further cropping Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] nuda f.sp. hordei affects barley and can destroy a large proportion of the crop. It is also known as barley smut, or loose smut of barley. Life cycle and [...] flowering and the infected seeds are the primary source of inoculum in the next crop. The fungus survives inside the seed and when the seed germinates, the mycelium

Pea blight, leaf and pod spot

minimum crop rotation of four years with non-host crops Bury or remove crop debris Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience [...] blight, leaf and pod spot Ascochyta pisi hardly survives in the soil or on crop residues because of its poor saprophytic competitiveness and because chl

Loose smut of wheat

of seeds from infected fields for further cropping Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] flowering and the infected seeds are the primary source of inoculum in the next crop. The fungus survives inside the seed and when the seed germinates, the mycelium [...] mass of olive-brown smut spores. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to prevent Loose smut of wheat Use clean seed: Apply

Black rot of carrots

Black rot of carrots Remove crop residues, weeds and volunteer plants. Use clean seed and propagation materials. Practice crop rotation, in particular when [...] is the asexual stage. Conidia and mycelium overwinter in the soil and on crop residues and cause primary infection of the leaves. Survival can be several [...] type of carrot disease can spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops for seed production) and to the crown. Lesions of black rot of carrots (