plant diseases

Fungal Plant Diseases: Types, Symptoms and Control Methods

How to recognize fungal diseases of leaves, fruit and roots by their symptoms, and how to reduce infection and protect your plants.

White Mold (Sclerotinia): How It Differs from Gray Mold

White cotton on the stem and black grains inside? That is white mold, not gray. Learn the difference and how to stop it before it returns.

فيروس تجعد واصفرار الطماطم TYLCV: الوقاية ومكافحة الذبابة البيضاء

أوراق ملتفة وشتلات متقزمة؟ لا علاج للفيروس، لكن الوقاية ومكافحة الذبابة البيضاء تنقذ موسمك.

الذبول البكتيري (رالستونيا): الأعراض وطرق المكافحة

نبتة خضراء تنهار في أيام ولا ينفع معها الري؟ اعرف اختبار الماء، وكيف تفرّق الذبول البكتيري عن الفطري، ولماذا لا يشفيه النحاس.

Verticillium Wilt: Symptoms, How It Differs From Fusarium and Soil Control

Wilting in the afternoon, recovering by morning? Learn the signs of Verticillium wilt and how to tell it apart from Fusarium and bacterial wilt.

Fungal Leaf Spot: Septoria and Cercospora in Tomato and Vegetables

Gray spots with dark edges on tomato leaves? Learn how Septoria differs from similar diseases and the right spray plan.

Sooty Mold on Leaves: Its Link to Aphids, Mealybugs and Scale Insects

A sticky black film on leaves? An insect excreting honeydew is the problem, not a fungus attacking the plant. Find the source and treat it.

Scab in Apple, Pear and Potato: Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Velvety black spots on apples and rough skin on potatoes? They are two different diseases, and each needs its own treatment.

Rhizoctonia: Stem and Root Rot and Black Scurf in Potatoes

Brown cankers at the soil line, hard black patches on tubers? That is Rhizoctonia. Learn how to protect seed and transplants before planting.

Pepper Blight and Crown Rot: Phytophthora in Peppers and Cucurbits

Peppers collapsing after irrigation, white dust on fruit? That is Phytophthora blight. Learn its signs, spread pattern and a protection plan.

Tomato Bacterial Canker: Symptoms and Control

Tomato bacterial canker: symptoms, how it differs from other wilts, how pruning spreads it, and a removal and disinfection plan.

Bacterial Soft Rot: Why Potatoes and Vegetables Rot in Storage

Bacterial soft rot in potatoes and vegetables: symptoms, look-alikes, why it spreads in storage, and a harvest, curing, and storage plan.

Anthracnose: Black Spots on Mango, Pepper and Watermelon and How to Treat Them

Sound mango turning black after picking? That is latent anthracnose. Learn its symptoms on mango, cucurbits and pepper, and when spraying helps.

Rust Diseases in Plants: Wheat, Rose and Bean Rust and Control Methods

Orange powder staining a tissue when you wipe a leaf? That is rust. Identify the type on wheat, roses and beans, and learn when spraying helps.

Late Blight in Tomatoes and Potatoes: Symptoms and What to Do in the First 48 Hours

Water-soaked spots and white fuzz under tomato leaves? Late blight can ruin a field in days. Identify it and stop it with the right fungicides.