How to Fight Diseases of Tomato

Introduction

Tomatoes are a staple business. Cultivation of the crop takes place in all seasons (spring and summer), and the benefits are found quickly and are reasonable compared to other crops.

Despite the importance of this crop, pests and diseases affect the production and quality of fruit. To the farmer that he could gain and increase household incomes it is necessary to observe the control of diseases and pests of this crop. This brochure provides details of the control of diseases and pests Tomatoes important crop.

DISEASES OF TOMATOES

Late blight

This disease is spread by fungal parasites. Caused by weather especially humidity, and are spread by the wind. Leaves, stems, fruits susceptible. The leaves are white and gray mold, and then dried. Fruits contain patches of brown and rot later. Stem also have brown patches.

Regulation

Sprinkle with drugs to prevent fog during the rainy season, Medicine
Recommended is Ridomil, Dithane 45, Bravo, Funguran, milraz.
Practising crop rotation. Do not plant tomatoes or one every season
places of cultivated crops of tomatoes km races potatoes, eggplant, all types
pepper and tomato pot.
Use fresh seed

Early blight

Spreads parasites and fungi. Caused by circulation and climate together with the seed containing the disease. Speckled brown with rounded lines appear on the leaves and stems. black scar occurs part of the fruit has attached to the stem.

Regulation

Sprinkle spray Kocide, Funguran
Burned patches of crops after harvesting
Use fresh seeds and better

Fusarium wilt

Spreads by seed containing the disease. Spreads and fungi parasites living in the soil. The disease occurs during the summer. The parasite invades parts or tubes for drainage and plant food. The plant loses water and food eventually withers. when stem is catted brown color appears.

Regulation

Use fresh seeds and better

Use crop rotation.

Burned crop residues

Burn garden of tomatoes before spawning

Wilt bacteria (Bacterial wilt)

The disease is caused by parasites and bacteria living in the soil. Spreads and distributed seed and soil pathogens. Straws of plants to channel water and food are attacked suddenly and plants wither. The plant withers and dies.

Regulation

Sow fresh seed
Plant tomato component that has not been planted potatoes,
eggplant or tomatoes painful
Use crop rotation
Ensure canal water to irrigate the field
history of the disease.
Burn garden of tomatoes before spawning

Verticillum wilt

No drugs inhibiting or treating this disease at present. The disease is caused by mold (fungus) in the soil. This fog live in the soil for long unharmed. root disease increases if the tomato has been attacked by knot; or in the case of cold or drought. The disease causes significant losses. The disease attacks the inner part of the stem and causing the area to be gray. Leaves turn yellow and plants

withers and dies.

Regulation

Use crop rotation at least four years
Remove residual tomato farm
Use quality seeds and fresh

Bacterial spot

This disease is spread by parasites and bacteria living on seeds, also in the air. Spreads faster in the spring. Color brown staining seen on the leaves and fruit.

Regulation

Plant seeds and fresh
Use crop rotation
Burned crop residues
Spray funguran, Kocide101, Cobox, Bravo

Scars bacteria (Bacterial canker)

The disease is spread by parasites and bacteria which inhabit the seeds into the air. It occurs during the rainy season. The grass withers and scars tip occurs on the trunk. Fruits contain a brown scars middle section.

Regulation

Use quality seeds and fresh
Burned crop residues
Use crop rotation
Yellow leaf curl

This disease is caused by a virus and is spread by small white flies. It occurs more in the summer. The plants are stunted and leaves affected tend to pale yellow and sometimes purple. Tomato burst.

Regulation

Sprinkle drugs pesticides (Selecron, Dursburn, Actelic)
Pull diseased plants
Use crop rotation
Keep the field in hygienic conditions

Stripe (Tomato mosaic virus)

The disease is caused by a virus and seeds touching. Leaves tend to mix the colors especially the green and Sage (yellow). The leaves are twisted and hay immature nature have uncommon.

Regulation

Use quality seeds and fresh
Pull the plants attacked
Burned crop residues
Keep the field in hygienic conditions

PEST

Caterpillars Fruit (Fruit worm)

Caterpillars and insects from moths. Nematodes are bored fruits and leaving holes and finally the fruit rots. Reduces the quality of the fruit.

Regulation

Spray insecticides. These drugs include Actelic 50EC, Selectron,
Dursbaan water neem leaves or cast also kills germs.

Influx red (Red Spider mites)

These are red insects, very small plaques are placed under the leaves, especially during the summer. These insects suck the sap in the leaves and cause the leaves to wither.

Regulation

Toxic spray. These drugs include Actellic, Selecron,
Dursbarn and Thionex
Watered regularly
Keep the field in hygienic conditions

White flies

These are very small white flies. It comes during the summer. spread viral disease known as Rasta.

Regulation

Spray toxic insecticides like Selecron, Actellic, Dursban and

thionex. Also juice of neem leaves and throwing.

Oil aphids or insects (Aphids)

It insects black or green or brown. they sit under the leaves and suck the sap on young leaves. And plant care is to reproduce

Regulation

Spray toxic insecticides like Rogor, Actellic, Selecron, Dursban

juice of neem leaves and swung, water pepper.

Worms (nematodes)

It is a micro worm which attacks the roots and keep ankles. The roots are unable to take food and water to the soil. The plants are stunted and bearing failure

Regulation

Use crop rotation
Burn nursery soil before sowing seeds using sheet
black plastic with solar energy
Burn crop residues

Cutworms

Attacks tomato seedlings especially after transplant field. During the day they hide in the soil and emerge at night to cut to the root seedling soil level.

Regulation