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A viral TikTok blamed insects for why we occasionally eat a burnt-tasting pistachio. We consulted Dr. Tracy Ellis, an award-winning entomologist at FarmSense, to unpack everything we need to know ...
Stigmatomycosis is a fungal disease that occurs in a number of crops, such as cotton, soybean, pecan, pomegranate, citrus, and pistachio.It has been reported on pistachio in Greece, Iran, Russia, and is frequently a problem in California pistachio orchards severely infested by hemipteran insects.
This article is a list of diseases of pistachios (Pistacia vera). Fungal diseases. Fungal diseases; Alternaria late blight [1] Alternaria alternata. Armillaria root rot
To protect tree nuts and corn plants affected by A. flavus, scientists of the Agricultural Research Service found that treating these plants with the yeast Pichia anomala reduced the growth of A. flavus. The study showed that treating pistachio trees with P. anomala inhibited the growth of A. flavus up to 97% when compared to untreated trees. [16]
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Pistachio trees are vulnerable to numerous diseases and infestation by insects such as Leptoglossus clypealis in North America. [32] Among these is infection by the fungus Botryosphaeria, which causes panicle and shoot blight (symptoms include death of the flowers and young shoots), and can damage entire pistachio orchards. [33]
They have been used in companion planting as pest control in agricultural and garden situations, and in households. Certain plants have shown effectiveness as topical repellents for haematophagous insects, such as the use of lemon eucalyptus in PMD, but incomplete research and misunderstood applications can produce variable results. [1]
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