The main diseases of pepper seedlings

To prevent diseases of pepper seedlings from developing, it is necessary to monitor the seedlings and perform basic care steps: water, fertilize, slaughter, maintain the correct temperature, apply ash.

The main diseases of pepper seedlings

1. Black leg. The disease appears when temperature and water conditions are not observed, it is too warm and humid, or the temperature is too low. The root stalk is affected: it softens, becomes thinner and rots. The disease can affect pepper seedlings even if the planting is too dense. The struggle: adjust watering and temperature correctly, the soil needs to be dried, carefully loosened and sprinkled with wood ash.

2. Withering. The seedlings begin to shed their leaves, most often the causes are fungal diseases: sclerocinia, fusarium. Control: affected plants are destroyed and sprayed with a bacterial preparation.

3. Black bacterial spot. Stems and leaves are affected from the moment they emerge; small black spots first appear on the leaves and stems, which gradually increase in size. The disease leads to the death of the plant. Control: destruction of affected seedlings, soil disinfection, use of proven seeds for seedlings.

4. Late blight. A fungal disease that attacks the stems and leaves, producing brown spots with a pale green area around them. Excess humidity and cool temperatures lead to the development of the disease.Control: before sowing, the seeds need to be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate, the plants should be sprayed with various infusions (garlic, onion), the temperature should be adjusted, and the plants should be sprayed with Brodka liquid.

5. White rot. A fungal disease that develops in the root zone of a plant, covering it with fungal plaque and forming sclerotia inside the plant, due to which the plant does not receive enough nutrients. Control: maintaining temperature conditions, mulching the soil, removing affected areas of the plant, treating the plant with crushed chalk or coal, using warm water when watering, disinfecting the soil.

6. Gray rot. Appears when temperature conditions and high humidity are not observed. The above-ground parts of the plant are affected, and weeping brown spots with a grayish coating appear. Control: monitor the temperature, monitor the humidity, destroy the affected parts of the plant, ventilate, treat the plants with garlic infusion.

7. Viral diseases: streak, mosaic, which appear due to excessive humidity and poor lighting. Affected plants are destroyed, tools and soil are disinfected.