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Diseases of beets - sometimes it is quite difficult to determine the presence of various diseases in a plant, because many diseases do not have obvious external distinctive features. It often becomes clear that a plant is susceptible to disease only during storage
Therefore, it is so important to start fighting diseases, it is preventive measures that can help avoid unpleasant surprises in the future. Proper care of plants should be observed. First of all, only those varieties of beets should be planted that are resistant to the occurrence of various diseases. It is also recommended to regularly feed the beets with a variety of both mineral and organic fertilizers. Harvesting should be done on time and with the correct frequency. Root crops should be carefully selected before storage.
A disease such as fusarium rot most often attacks plants at the very beginning of summer. Actually, among the main reasons for the occurrence of such a disease, damage to the fruit should be highlighted even during loosening of the beds and an insufficient level of moisture. As for moisture, it can be either drought or lack of proper and regular watering.
Signs of this disease will be that the lower leaves of the beet will begin to fade, and the petioles will turn black at the very base. In addition, there are side roots located on the main root of this plant. Cracks will appear on the root crop, the space between which will be filled with white bloom.
As for brown rot, it affects beets closer to the middle of summer. The tail section indicates that the beets are susceptible to infection with this disease. If you do not start a timely fight against the disease, then the brown bloom will spread to the petioles of the plant, and over time will spread to the entire surface of the beds. The cause of such a disease can be both waterlogging of the soil itself, and an excessive content of nitrogen compounds in the soil.
In order to protect against such manifestations of rot diseases, beets should be fertilized with both organic and mineral fertilizers. These fertilizers also include a fairly high boron content. If your site has acidic soils, then liming will be required. In addition, it is also recommended to carry out deep loosening of row spacings on those soils that are especially heavily waterlogged. You should also alternate crops in your beds.
A root-eater is not a pest, it is a rather dangerous disease of beets, to which all its varieties are susceptible. This disease is especially dangerous for young seedlings. The main sign of the appearance of such a disease will be the blackening of the beet stalks, which will lead to their thinning, and, in the end, the plant will completely die. In the event that such a disease appears even before the appearance of seed sprouts, then in this case they will not reach the soil level, then the beds may remain bare.
Such a disease manifests itself due to insufficient aeration of the soil, and untimely loosening of the crust at the very surface of the soil can also be the cause. In addition, the increased acidity of the soil in your area can also be the reason. The main places of distribution will be lowlands and plantations on rather heavy soils. As for preventive measures, liming of the soil in the autumn period should be the optimal solution. In the spring, borax solutions should be introduced into the soil, as well as regular mulching of the plantings themselves and loosening of the row spacings.
Downy mildew is known as downy mildew. This disease affects beets when the weather is very humid and not hot. A grayish-purple bloom appears on the back of the beet leaves, which is evidence of the onset of this disease. Over time, such leaf blades will quickly begin to curl, fade and crumble. In the end, the plants will die: in damp weather they rot, and under conditions of excessively hot temperatures, they dry out. In order to avoid the appearance of such a disease, proper crop rotation should be observed and plant residues should be destroyed in time.
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