Diseases Of Garlic. Part 1

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Garlic is an effective remedy for various diseases. Also, this plant has a beneficial effect on other plants. However, the garlic itself is quite vulnerable and needs careful maintenance. Diseases of garlic are divided into three large groups: viral, fungal and bacterial.

Very rarely, diseases of garlic appear in a single form: almost always two or three or even four diseases can be seen on infected garlic. Of course, with the manifestation of even the first signs of the disease, you should urgently begin to take action. Any delay can lead to crop loss.

It will be more logical not to fight an already existing disease, but to take timely measures that will not allow the disease to develop in the future. So, first of all, you should remember that it is unacceptable to plant garlic in the same place every year. Garlic should be planted in places where cabbage, cucumbers, zucchini, or leafy greens previously grew. Any plant residues that remain should always be removed and burned. In the fall, deep digging of the earth should be performed, as well as disinfection of the beds themselves. In the event that there is increased acidity in your area near the soil, then liming of the soil should be carried out in the autumn period. Particular attention should be paid to the planting material: it must be clean. Before planting, such garlic should be disinfected without fail. The crop should be harvested only when the weather is dry, and the crop itself must be carefully dried.

Let's take a closer look at each type of garlic disease and the measures to combat them. First of all, we will focus on

bacterial diseases … Bacterial rot, also known as bacteriosis, should be noted here. Such a disease is especially pronounced during storage of the crop, but the infection itself will occur in the summer, when the garlic is just growing. the causative agent of this disease lives in the ground, as well as on plant debris and in infected bulbs. This parasite can be transmitted by onion fly, garlic mite and nematode. When the crop is stored, small brown and brown sores will spread on the garlic cloves. The flesh itself will turn into a pearlescent yellowish color, and over time, a rotten smell will appear. The disease will develop on those plants that were damaged during harvest. Also, the development of the disease can begin on that garlic that is poorly dried, or in the case when the crop is stored in an excessively warm or very humid room.

As for the methods of struggle, after harvesting, it is necessary to dry the garlic in the sun or in a room where it will be dry and very warm. Store the garlic in a dry place, but it should be cool. Planting material must be carefully selected. Before planting, you will need to pickle the chives in a solution of copper sulfate, which is prepared at the rate of one teaspoon per liter of water. Also, instead of this solution, you can use various fungicides, for example, foundationol will be the best solution. The temperature of this solution should be forty degrees, but in no case higher. The teeth should be kept in this solution for up to two hours.

Now we should talk about

viral diseases garlic. The most common disease will be yellow dwarfism. Garlic is more susceptible to such a disease when it has been multiplying for a long time with the help of cloves. Leaves and arrows in diseased plants will turn yellow, and the leaves themselves will become compacted, while the arrows will begin to curl. If we compare such plants with healthy ones, then their inflorescences will be underdeveloped. The plant becomes dwarf in appearance. The causative agent of such a disease will overwinter in the bulbs themselves. Transfers disease from plant to plant aphids that feed on garlic and onions.

Continuation:

Part 2.

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