but viability and germination rate should be checked and compensated for Use resistant cultivars Perform field checks for infected seed and prevent…
happens both passively and actively. Infection and disease development are favoured by temperatures around 20 °C during the day and cold nights, in…
soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot in a very wide range of potential host plants. Life cycle and…
leaves die quickly. Rainy and humid weather favours the development of downy growth. Disease cycle It is an obligate parasite and survives on the…
circular with small to large grey centres and dark brown margins. The spots may enlarge to 1 cm to more and later coalesce. The spots dry up results…
are slightly sunken and are mostly formed around the point of attachment of lateral roots and root hairs. The lesions may grow and encircle the root.…
Relative humidity above 50% and temperature between 25 - 30 0 C, over-use of nitrogen fertilizer, micronutrient deficiency and reduced plant health…
cause the smut disease TCK smut in soft white and hard red winter wheats, as well as dwarf bunt. Life cycle and appearance of Dwarf bunt Tilletia…
mildew fungi and especially in greenhouse crops they don’t play a role in the epidemics. Fungal spores germinate on the leaf surface and the germ…
the fruits, lesions first are small and sunken, water-soaked and light to dark brown. They are adjacent to wounds and natural openings at the stem…
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