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Fusarium spp.

which are each selectively pathogenic on a limited number of crops. Even within one crop, different 'formae speciales' may occur and cause different symptoms [...] How to prevent Fusarium spp? Remove or destroy crop residues Select resistant cultivar Apply adequate crop rotation Use clean propagation material (seed [...] 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 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

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

Downy mildew of rose

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. [...] season new overwintering oospores are produced and buried in the soil with crop residues. Some species, including Peronospora sparsa overwinter in living

Early blight

prevent Early blight 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 [...] leaves, Alternaria solani can spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops for seed production) and to the crown. Sporulation of Alternaria occurs at

Black sigatoka disease

puddles and ensuring optimal ventilation in the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] wind-dispersed over longer distances, the conidia are splash-dispersed within the crop. Both types of spores cause the exact same symptoms. They enter the leaf

Phytophthora blight

a period of mass starvation caused by this disease which ravaged potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s. Life cycle and appearance of Phytophthora [...] temperatures between 15 and 23 °C and higher water content than is optimal for crop growth. Phytophthora overwinters in roots, infected tubers and bulbs or in [...] water content of the soil or substrate is higher than normal or optimal for crop growth. How to prevent Phytophthora blight Apply hygiene measures, like cleaning

Cottony soft rot

plants in a closed plastic bag Remove crop residues Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. [...] infects seeds and tubers, thereby creating a source of infection for the next crop. The dispersal to neighbouring plants is by mycelial growth. How to prevent

Bacterial soft rot, bacterial stem rot

gut of insects, possibly spreading from decaying vegetation to the growing crop that way. Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora or Pectobacterium carovora [...] stem rot Prevent high humidity Use sanitation to prevent spread within the crop Clean tools and equipment Promote rapid closing of wounds Disinfest recirculating [...] irrigation water Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.