Pests and Diseases

Sites 13

• Fusarium Wilt Photograph of tobacco plants infected by Fusarium oxysporum sp. nicotianae and a description of the symptoms.
• Southern Blight: Sclerotium rolfsii Photograph of an affected young tobacco plant and a description of the symptoms.
• Southern Blight Photograph of lesions caused by Sclerotium rolfsii at the base of the stem of a tobacco plant and a description of the symptoms.
• Southern Bacterial Wilt: Pseudomonas solanacearum Photograph of lesions on the stem of a tobacco plant and a description of the symptoms.
• Southern Bacterial Wilt Photographs of tobacco plants infected by Pseudomonas solanacearum and a description of the symptoms.
• Anthracnose Information and photograph of leaves affected by this fungal disease caused by Colletotrichum nicotianae.
• Damping Off Photograph of lesions caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris on a tobacco leaf.
• Rhizoctonia solani Photograph of the base of the stem of a tobacco plant infected with this fungus, a condition also known as Rhizoctonia target spot or sore shin.
• Pythium Root Rot Photograph of the stems of young tobacco plants affected with Pythium spp. causing damping off.
• Kentucky Blue Mold Warning System An advisory system on tobacco blue mold.
• Insect Management in Flue-cured Tobacco Insects can cause considerable damage to this crop. This article explains how they can be controlled in the field and lists possible pesticides with their application guidelines.
• Tobacco Disease Information Notes Provides information on the symptoms, factors affecting development, and control recommendations for a number of diseases that affect this crop.
• Diseases of Tobacco Provides the common names of the bacterial, fungal, nematode, viral and other diseases that affect the crop.