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The leaves of plants experiencing root rot often yellow and die, and if allowed to continue, the condition can be fatal to the plant. To avoid root rot, it is best to only water plants when the soil becomes dry, and to put the plant in a well-drained pot. Using a dense potting media such as one dug up from outdoors can also cause root rot.
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Cladosporium fulvum is an Ascomycete called Passalora fulva, a non-obligate pathogen that causes the disease on tomatoes known as the tomato leaf mold. [1] P. fulva only attacks tomato plants, especially the foliage, and it is a common disease in greenhouses, but can also occur in the field. [2] The pathogen is likely to grow in humid and cool ...
The problem will progress up the plants until they’re virtually bare. General-purpose garden fungicides will control this late-spring disease that is made worse by water on leaves. Spider mites.
The disease starts out as yellowing and drooping on one side of the plant. Leaf wilting, plant stunting, browning of the vascular system, leaf death and lack of fruit production also occur. [8] F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis attacks muskmelon and cantaloupe. It causes damping-off in seedlings and causes chlorosis, stunting and wilting in old plants.
Also, do your best to avoid over-fertilization so plants don’t grow too rapidly. This is especially important as fruits are small, and the rapid growth will likely show up as blossom end rot ...
Old plant debris can harbor tomato pests and diseases and it should be destroyed at the end of the season to help reduce these problems for the next growing season.
A leaf spot is a limited, discoloured, diseased area of a leaf that is caused by fungal, bacterial or viral plant diseases, or by injuries from nematodes, insects, environmental factors, toxicity or herbicides. These discoloured spots or lesions often have a centre of necrosis (cell death). [1]