AGROTECHNOLOGY Late Blight Lookalikes on Leaves and Stems (continued)

Late Blight Lookalikes on Leaves and Stems (continued)

By
T.G. Lynn
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White mold on leaves

Leaf infections usually start in spots
where infected blossoms fell
A white dense fungal growth on dead leaves The late blight fungus does not survive in
dead tissue

Rhizoctonia on stems

White fungal mycelium justabove the soil line The tissue
beneath the mycelium is not damaged and the mycelium can
be easily rubbed off The stem colour of the affected area is not
dark brown to black as in late blight infections
T.G. Lynn
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