Disease control

Black sigatoka disease

fruit maturity is hampered. Life cycle and appearance of Black sigatoka disease Black sigatoka ( Mycosphaerella fijiensis ) produces both ascospores and [...] saturation and temperature above 20 °C). How to prevent Black sigatoka disease Use resistant cultivars Remove or burn infected leaves or at least stack [...] of puddles and ensuring optimal ventilation in the crop Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience.

Plant Disease Management

Plant Disease Management

What is biological disease control? Biological control of plant diseases is a method used to manage and reduce the impact of plant diseases by utilizing beneficial [...] biological disease control is set to play a more prominent role in our food production systems. Understanding plant diseases Plant diseases, caused by [...] strategies. Learn about plant pathogens Preventing plant diseases Effective prevention of plant diseases involves several key practices. Monitoring Regular

Top diseases in roses - Powdery Mildew

their bag of tricks to defend against fungal diseases such as Powdery mildew Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that is caused by many different genera of [...] season Do not provide excess nitrogen since this promotes the disease Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. Use alternative [...] Just like humans, a rose crop can also be felled by numerous diseases. Which ones strike depends heavily on the circumstances. But every grower must have

Introducing NoPath for the Management of Diseases

plant essential oils. It is used for the management of fungal and bacterial diseases, particularly Downy mildew and Botrytis in various crops. It is a preventive [...] presentations from Koppert staff from Kenya and the Netherlands on the two main diseases over and above giving technical details on the product. Dr. Nicholas S [...] attendees that if well used, NoPath has the potential to be a central part of disease management programs. A good number of the industry media representatives

Biological crop protection: pest and disease control with minimal to no resistance risks

likelihood of resistance development. Pest and disease resistance: What is happening? The individual pests and diseases themselves do not become resistant, but [...] challenge in agriculture worldwide. Resistance happens when a pest or disease builds up a tolerance and becomes resistant to a specific chemical, making [...] A mode of action is how a crop protection solution controls a pest or disease. For example, if a pesticide blocks only one characteristic of the pest

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

Ralstonia solanacearum is a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot in a very [...] tubers becomes grey-brown and the tuber eyes also turn grey-brown. This disease can be distinguished from Clavibacter by the bacterial slime produced from [...] after the first symptoms appear. When conditions are less conducive for disease development, the plants may show signs of stunting and produce many adventitious

Angular leaf spot

are more susceptible than diseased or stressed plants. How to prevent Angular leaf spot Use clean propagation material and disease-free seed Remove sources [...] General Xanthomonas fragariae is a leaf spot disease found in strawberry. Damage symptoms Xanthomonas fragariae initially causes small, water-soaked lesions [...] Infection of the plants happens both passively and actively. Infection and disease development are favoured by temperatures around 20 °C during the day and

Damping-off

are formed, that allow the disease to spread to neighbouring plants. The zoospores disperse via water. Therefore, this disease spreads most rapidly in wet [...] start falling over, also called ‘damping-off’, hence the name damping-off disease. In slightly older plants, the leaves lose their turgor or the leaf tips [...] Avoid over-watering Do not provide excess nitrogen since this promotes the disease. In greenhouses: Prevent high temperatures immediately after planting. Avoid