Causal Agent:
Fungus (Pseudocercospora fuligena)
Characteristic Symptoms: | |
The disease affects the leaves, petioles and stem. | |
Spots on the upper leaf surface are pale yellow and indistinct. | |
Under high humidity conditions, mass of dark brown to black spores can be observed on the lower leaf surface. | |
Heavily infected plants are blighted in appearance. | |
Management and Control: | |
Remove infected plants from the field and avoid planting new tomato plants while diseased plants remain nearby.
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Avoid dense planting.
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Preventive application of chemical fungicides (mancozeb+copper hydroxide, chlorothalonil, difenoconazole).
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Early detection will help reduce the number of fungicide sprays that may need to be applied.
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Preventive application of chemical fungicides such as mancozeb (e.g. Attain M-80Ⓡ, Achem Mancozeb 80 WPⓇ, Micron 80 WOⓇ, VanzebⓇ), chlorothalonil (e.g. Daconil®, Agronil®, Yoda®, Rover®, Yoda 500Ⓡ), copper hydroxide (e.g. FunguranⓇ, KocideⓇ, Hydroxide superⓇ) or difenoconazole (e.g. ScoreⓇ, MontanaⓇ, PursueⓇ, BashⓇ). | |
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