Black root rot of cucurbits

a few of the roots but in severe cases all roots may be infected. At the final stage of the disease, only vascular tissue remains because the cortex (outer [...] which can survive adverse conditions for years in the soil, but little else is known about the life cycle. The fungus is dispersed by water, air and soil particles [...] cucumber roots. The lesions are slightly sunken and are mostly formed around the point of attachment of lateral roots and root hairs. The lesions may grow

Root rot of carrot

at the generic level. Årsvoll was the first to identify and describe the fungus in Norway, in 1965. An infection can occur through the soil and the air [...] to black lesions of various shapes. The lesions can merge and eventually cover the entire surface of the carrot. The affected areas are firm, shallow, and [...] develop on the surface. Initially, the disease forms circular to irregular spots on the leaves that vary in colour from grey to almost black. The spots appear

Vici Routz GR

Routz GR work? Vici Routz GR improves the overall soil health by increasing and activating the beneficial microbes in the soil and near root zone. Application [...] Order, India Dosage Annual & field crops 3 – 6 kg/acre Basal dose application Perennial crops 3 – 6 kg/acre Apply at 3-4 months intervals Nurseries 500 gram [...] Phosphobacteria – Bacillus megaterium 5*10^7 CFU / g in 3 Kg Granules. Each 3 kg Vici Routz GR contains 100 g. of other actives. Soil Probiotic consortium 2% Organic

Diglyphus isaea

Liriomyza trifolii ). The female wasp deposits her eggs inside the larvae of the leafminer, where the emerging larvae feed on the host’s internal tissues [...] body, and the third larval instar is blue-green. The full-grown larva usually pupates in the mine some distance from the dead host. Pupal stage: The pupa lies [...] Adult stage: The appearance of the adult is already clearly visible. Pupae are often visible through the leaf. The parasitic wasp escapes from the mine by making

Fall Armyworm

symptoms The developing larvae eat different parts of the host plant, depending on the crop, the stage of crop development, and the age of the larvae. On [...] measure 13 to 17 mm in length. The eggs hatch after 3-5 days. Over the next 2 to 3 weeks, the larvae pass through 5-6 stages and the pupal stage takes 9-13 days [...] distinct white inverted Y-shaped mark on the front of the head and four large spots on the upper surface of the last segment. Pupae are reddish brown and

Tomato

About The tomato plant ( Solanum lycopersicum) belongs to the nightshade family of Solanaceae . The tomato is the edible fruit of this plant. The plant [...] Central and South America and the tropical highlands. Tomato plants usually grow to a height of between 1-3 metres (or 3-10 feet). Their stem is not so [...] a greenhouse) the stem often extends over the ground. Indeterminate tomato types are so-called ‘tender’ or ‘half-hardy’ perennials. The plants die every

Spotted Wing Drosophila

tubes which stick out of the fruit. There are three larval instars and in the third instar the larvae are about 3.9 mm long. The pupae of Drosophila suzukii [...] development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground. [...] oviposition, the respiration tubes extend from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits

Soybean

edible beans. The fruit of the plant is a hairy pod, that grows clustered in small bunches of three to five pods. Each pod measures between 3-8 centimetres [...] centimetres long (1-3 inch) and contains two or four seeds that measure 5-11 mm in diameter. Soybean seeds vary greatly in size and the hull can be black or brown [...] About The soybean ( Glycine max ) (North America) or soya bean is a so-called legume and indigenous to East Asia. It is extensively cultivated for its

Faba bean

for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae . The name ‘broad bean’ is commonly used in the United [...] cultivated for consumption. The Vicia faba grows some 0.5–1.8 m tall and is a firm plant with sturdy stems of a square cross-section. The broad beans are broad [...] food production have pods which are 15-25 cm long and 2-3 cm thick. Each bean pod contains some 3-8 seeds. These seeds are round or more oval shaped.

Melon thrips

lays 3 to 204 eggs. Eggs are deposited in leaf tissue in a slit cut by female. Eggs are colourless to pale white in colour. The nymphs resemble the adults [...] appearance The reproduction in Thrips palmi takes place by sexual as well as partheno-generic. Virgin females lays 1 to 8 eggs per day, with 3 to 164 eggs