Diseases and pests of radish

Many summer residents grow radishes on their plots. To get a rich harvest of radish, you need to know how, when and by what means to fight pests and diseases.

Radish diseases can be both bacterial and fungal. To understand what the gardener faced, a more detailed description of each of them is needed.

• Fluffy mold can become a serious problem, it occurs on greenery and does not always harm the roots. If it infects the plant too early, the roots no longer grow to the required size, and therefore the harvest should not be expected.

• Bacterial spot one of the many problems that one has to face. It responds well to treatment when neem oil is applied.

• White rust also develops on radishes. You can determine the degree of damage by the light green spots that appear. Over time, they will turn white. To help - copper bromide, which has already proven its effectiveness.

There are other medical conditions worth knowing about.

It affects adult radish and, in rare cases, seedlings. You can face the problem in any region where the culture is cultivated. The first sign is blackened veins on the leaves. Wet rot with this disease is not observed

The plant is treated with fungicides, such preparations as "Abiga peak", "Acrobat MC" and "Oksikhom" are ideal for this. The first is diluted in a proportion of 50 grams per 10 liters of water. The second is diluted in the amount of 20 grams per 5 liters of water. Proportion of "Oxychoma": for 10 liters, 20 grams of the drug.

A white bloom appears on the leaves, which spreads very quickly. The main reason is fungus. Wet weather favors the onset of the disease.

Folk remedies have also proven their effectiveness, for example, a solution of soda ash and soap is widely used. Take 5 liters of hot water, dissolve 25 grams of soda in them and add 5 grams of liquid soap. A good remedy that does not require a lot of money is an infusion of garlic. For 1 liter of liquid, 25 g of chopped garlic is required. The infusion is kept for a day, then the plants are sprayed with it.

Of the industrial chemicals used are Topaz, Previkur and Vitaros. Each product must be accompanied by instructions for use.

When this disease occurs, a slow growth of radish is observed, the leaves turn yellow, the roots are deformed, and it is impossible to save the plant.

With the disease, small black-blue patches appear on the roots, which expand and encircle the taproot. As a result, the roots taper at the site of the lesion.

As a remedy for treatment, you can use "Fitosporin" or "Planriz". Good prophylaxis is tillage before planting with Trichodermin.

The symptomatology is as follows: brownish-yellow round lesions on the roots, which are dents. This is a bacterial lesion. The disease also occurs in potatoes, turnips and rutabagas.

Scab control can be very difficult. It is worth alternating crops for four years, maintaining a high level of soil moisture, and avoiding raising the pH due to fertilization.

It can be treated by spraying using "Ordan" or "Albit".

If the leaves of the plant are in holes, turn yellow and dry, this indicates that pests have appeared on the beds in the open ground. Can be treated with a special industrial compound or watered with folk remedies. There are quite effective methods on how to deal with the problem in the garden.

• Aphid. If the greens begin to wither quickly, it is possible that aphids have appeared on them. Insects do not eat leaves, but suck out the juice. To prevent such an infection or to remove insects that have already appeared, it is recommended to spray the radish with neem oil or ammonia. It is applied over the entire surface of the leaves of the plant.

• Flea beetles. These small jumping beetles feed on foliage. To save crops, experts recommend alternating crops with plants from another family.

• Grasshoppers. Insects damage leaves and inhibit growth. They also spread disease. It is worth removing plant debris around and using insecticidal soap.

To protect your crop, start with clean planting material. Such prophylaxis can help limit infection. If you can't get disease-resistant seeds, the best way is to spray them with hot water to kill any pathogens. It is important to remove wild cruciferous weeds, which can often carry disease, from the garden. Among them are wild radish and shepherd's purse.

You can fight mold with neem oil, it is used as a fungicide. As a rule, this is not one, but several procedures, but the process helps to completely eliminate mold on the leaves. The bacteria can survive in crop residues in the soil.

If the radish develops a bacterial infection, it is worth spraying it with copper hydroxide. Such processing can help prevent further spread. Oomycetes are a group of organisms that were once considered fungi but are now classified as water mold. However, they act like a fungus. These organisms can cause significant damage to the leaves. As with the bacterial diseases described above, preventing the primary infection is the best way to fight the disease.

First of all, it is necessary to deal with high humidity. Removing cruciferous weeds and minimizing crop irrigation are beneficial. White rust is caused by Albugo candida, which creates yellow spots on the leaf surfaces and white pustules that look like blisters on the underside. White rust is usually not a serious condition. However, sometimes the disease can create a systemic infection and spread throughout the plant. No fungicides have been registered to combat white rust.

Against, Powdery mildew, caused by Peronspora parasitica, turns out to be a serious disease for radishes, especially in cool conditions, in the fall. This organism can kill young seedlings and seriously damage greens. Severe infections can also spread from the foliage to the root and cause the root to crack. For prevention, it is worth pre-treating the radish with copper hydroxide or fungicides.

A number of fungi cause disease on leaves or roots. Two species of Alternaria fungus, A. brassicicola and A. brassicae, can cause leaf spots. Although they do not affect the roots, such a crop will be difficult to sell later, and it looks unattractive on the counter.

The problem can be diagnosed fairly easily. Leaves develop yellow to black spots, and then concentric rings appear, similar to a target.The disease can spread to bolls, stems, petioles and flowers.

Radish pest control is described in the next video.