Causal Agent:
Oomycete (Phytophthora infestans)
Characteristic Symptoms: | |
Lesions on the leaves are grayish green, large, irregularly shaped and water-soaked spots, which later on turn brown and increase in size. | |
When high moisture is present, white fungal growth develops with heavy sporulation on the underside of the leaf. | |
Fruit lesions are firm, large, irregular, brownish-green blotches and has a greasy, rough appearance. | |
During moist weather, blighting of entire plant could occur. | |
Crops Affected | |
Tomato, Potato
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Management and Control: | |
Use disease-free seeds and seedlings.
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Remove heavily infected tomato/potato plants from the field.
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Avoid excessive moisture/prolonged leaf wetness.
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Avoid excessive application of nitrogen.
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Preventive application of systemic fungicides (metalaxyl, mancozeb, copper-based).
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Preventive application of fungicides such as cymoxanil+mancozeb (e.g. CurzateⓇ), cymoxanil famoxadone (e.g. Equation ProⓇ), chlorothalonil (e.g. Daconil®, Agronil®, Yoda®, Rover®, Yoda 500Ⓡ), Catan (e.g. Captan), difenoconazole+proficonazole (e.g. ArmureⓇ), propineb (e.g. Antracol), metalaxyl+mancozeb (e.g. Ridomil Gold MZ 68 WGⓇ, Apron XL 350 ESⓇ) and copper-based fungicides (e.g. Cupravit®, Super BlueⓇ, Vitigran blueⓇ, FunguranⓇ, KocideⓇ, Hydroxide superⓇ. | |
Apply protectant fungicides such as mancozeb (e.g. Attain M-80Ⓡ, Achem Mancozeb 80 WPⓇ, Micron 80 WOⓇ, VanzebⓇ) or chlorothalonil (e.g. Daconil®, Agronil®, Yoda®, Rover®, Yoda 500Ⓡ). |
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