DISEASES AFFECTING LEAVES AND STEMS, WITH OR WITHOUT SYMPTOMS ON FRUIT

B. Diseases characterized by leaf spots but no wilting of plant; with little or no spotting of the fruits.


(a) Older leaves showing numerous small, roughly circular spots 1/16" to 1/8" in diameter with dark margins and gray centers dotted with minute dark specks. Plants often seriously defoliated and fruits exposed to sun.

.........................................................Septoria leaf spot

(b) Large, yellowed patches on upper surfaces of older leaves; olive- brown, velvety coating of the fungus on undersurfaces of these spots. Much of foliage killed. Fruits rarely infected. (Most common in greenhouses but can occur in the field).

..................................................................Leaf mold

(c) Numerous small, dark-brown spots extending through the leaf; spots enlarging to 1/8" and centers becoming grayish brown with a glazed appearance. Yellowing, withering, and dropping of severely spotted leaves. Plants will lose foliage. (usually found in Southern areas).

......................................................Stemphylium leaf spot


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