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Cut just before using: Similarly, Makuch recommends avoiding cutting cabbage until you're ready to use it. That's because "cut cabbage can lose moisture faster and lightly brown on the cut edge ...
Cut the cabbage into wedges or quarters, or shred it, depending on how you plan to use it later. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Blanch the cabbage in boiling water for about 2-3 minutes.
In the past, the cause of downy mildew in any plant in the family Brassicaceae was considered to be a single species Peronospora parasitica. However, this has recently been shown to be a complex of species with narrower host ranges, now classified in the genus Hyaloperonospora , for example Hyaloperonospora parasitica on the weed Capsella bursa ...
Leptosphaeria maculans causes phoma stem canker or blackleg. Symptoms generally include basal stem cankers, small grey oval lesions on the leaf tissue and root rot (as the fungus can directly penetrate roots). [3] L. maculans infects a wide variety of Brassica crops including cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and oilseed rape (Brassica napus).
Leaf scorch (also called leaf burn, leaf wilt, and sun scorch) is a browning of plant tissues, including leaf margins and tips, and yellowing or darkening of veins which may lead to eventual wilting and abscission of the leaf.
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Cabbage - distorted leaves, hollow areas in stems. Cauliflower - poor development of curds, and brown patches. Stems, leafstalks and midribs roughened. Celery - leaf stalks develop cracks on the upper surface, inner tissue is reddish brown. Celeriac - causes brown heart rot. Mango - fruits show internal lesions and cracking
Cabbage clubroot is a disease of Brassicaceae (mustard family or cabbage family) caused by the soil-borne Plasmodiophora brassicae. [9] The disease first appears scattered in fields, but in successive seasons it will infect the entire field, reducing the yield significantly and sometimes resulting in no yield at all.