makes it more dangerous in temperate regions. It survives well in water and in many different soil types and on alternative hosts like weeds. It…
epidemic population densities. It can survive as epiphytic bacteria on various plants or in the soil in low densities. It has also been found in the…
the stem base. The plant above it wilts and rots. White, fluffy fungal mycelium grows on the lesions, giving this disease its name cottony soft rot.…
fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) is a commonly found fungus in many environments. It survives in plant parts like bulbs and crop residues or as…
humidity or presence of water. These conditions occur mostly in the spring if it rains or when sprinkler irrigation is used. Healthy, well growing…
Damping-off General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or…
Ascochyta pisi hardly survives in the soil or on crop residues because of its poor saprophytic competitiveness and because chlamydospores are rare.…
general soil inhabitant. The fungus infects tubers which are damaged at harvest. It may also infect tubers from inoculum present on tools and in…
Alternaria solani Early blight General The only known stage in all Alternaria species is the asexual stage. Conidia and mycelium overwinter in the…
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