There are many problems that may occur on the tomato plants. However, not all of the tomato varieties are vulnerable to these problems. Gardeners must have the knowledge about these problems and thus they can take the necessary actions to save the harvests as well as the tomato plants. Among the most common tomato plants diseases are:
Leaf Miner (Liriomyza brassicae)
The leaf miner is a larva and they wat tomato leaves. They leave irregular tracks of dead tissues and soon, the leaves will stop functioning and wither. Their destructions are usually quite massive and thus the tomato plants will stop growing and the yield will be reduced. They attack not only tomato plants but also other vegetable plants. Browse the ways of controlling the problem online to see better and newer tips.
Bacterial Speck (Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato
The bacterial speck can be seen in different part of the plants. When the leaves are infected, then all the surfaces may be covered with dark brown patches. The size and shape of those patches are irregular. This problem can be worsed by different aspects such as the wetness of the leaves that is caused by rain or irrigation.
Controlling this problem may start by reducing the wetness level of the leaves. For the irrigation, gardeners mya use the copper sprays that can provide effective control.
Buckeye Root (phytophthora parasitica)
The Buckeye Rot is only one of the many rotting problems in tomatoes. This rot problem, however has the ability to attack both the ripe and also green tomato fruits. The rot will be especially visible on the area of contact between the fruit and the soil. To be able to identify the Buckeye Rot, one can simply see that the rot is round or almost round with different color of brown, light and dark. The symptoms of this disease may start with the watery looked at the first stages, but then on the surface, it will start to be leathery.
To prevent and control the Buckeye Rot problems, you can plastify and stake mulch. This way, the fruit will be prevented from touching the soil. This is one of the most effective ways. Furthermore, as the Buckeye Rot is worse during the wet, but hot weather, use fungicides. This will give a little more control over the Buckeye Rot as well as the other soil contact diseases.
