Fungi & diseases - Plant Pests

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Parsnip canker

Parsnip canker is caused by a fungus and this fungus is also responsible for the silver-gray spots in members of the umbellifers family. Continue reading

Peach leaf curl

Peach leaf curl is caused by a fungus belonging to the sac fungi.
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Pear scab

Pear scab occurs mainly in damp places and in areas with a lot of rain, leaving the leaves wet for a long time Continue reading

Phoma leaf spot

Phoma leaf spot is a fungal disease that attacks young spinach and beetroot, causing them to collapse and die.
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Phytophthora

Phytophthora recognizable by the black spots in on the foliage of potatoes and tomatoes.
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Phytophthora ramorum

Phytophthora ramorum causes SOD (Sudden Oak Death).
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Podosphaera fusca

See: powdery mildew Continue reading

Potato cyst nematode (PCN)

Potatoes attacked by Potato cyst nematode (PCN) – even at low infestation levels – causes damage to potato roots and might kill some of them.
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