Dutch elm disease (DED): Causes, Life Cycle, Management
Dutch elm disease (DED) is a vascular wilt of elms (Ulmus spp.) caused by fungi and transmitted by bark beetles and root grafts. It is considered one of the most … Read more
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Anthracnose: Causes, Symptoms, Disease Cycle, Prevention
Anthracnose is a general term for a group of fungal diseases characterized by the appearance of dark, sunken lesions or spots, blights, and cankers. It is a common disease that … Read more
Powdery Mildew: Causes, Symptoms, Disease Cycle, Treatments
Powdery mildew is a disease that occurs worldwide and causes serious losses to crops. It is considered to be much more serious than downy mildew. The disease appears in epiphytotic … Read more
Clubroot Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Disease Cycle, Control
Clubroot is a disease caused by an obligate biotrophic pathogen that primarily affects plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc. and crucifers. It was first … Read more
Cedar Apple Rust: Causes, Symptoms, Life Cycle, Control
Cedar apple rust is a heteroecious, macrocyclic rust disease caused by the fungus Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae. The pathogen usually infects members of the genus Malus, including apple, Malus domestica, and crabapple … Read more
Pteris (Brake Fern): Morphology, Characteristics, Reproduction, Uses
Systematic Position Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Division: Pteridophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Pteridaceae Genus: Pteris L. Habit and Habitat of Pteris (Brake Fern) Pteris is represented by about 300 … Read more
Osmunda: Morphology, Characteristics, Reproductions, Uses
Systematic position (Source: USDA Plants Database) Kingdom- Plantae Subkingdom- Tracheobionta (Vascular plants) Division- Pteridophyta (Ferns) Class- Filicopsida Order- Polypodiales Family- Osmundaceae Genus– Osmunda Habit and Habitat of Osmunda Osmunda is … Read more
Selaginella (Spikemoss): Morphology, Reproduction, Uses
Systematic Position (Source: USDA Plants Database) Kingdom- Plantae Sub-Kingdom- Trachaeobionta Division- Lycopodiophyta (Lycophyta) Class- Lycopodiopsida Order- Selaginellales. Family- Selaginellaceae Genus- Selaginella It is the only living genus in the Selaginellaceae … Read more
Late Blight Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Cycle, Control
Late Blight is a serious fungal disease of plants belonging to the family Solanaceae, especially potatoes and tomatoes. It is distributed worldwide and destructive to crops grown in the rainy … Read more
Apple Scab Disease: Causes, Symptoms, Cycle, Epidemiology
Apple Scab Disease is one of the most destructive diseases that affects the yield, fruit quality, and overall economic viability of apples and crab apples. It was first distinguished during … Read more