The 4 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Carrot, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.
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Nematodes
Root-knot nematodesMeloidogyne incognitaNematode · Root-knot nematodes are microscopic worms that enter roots and turn them into swollen, knotted galls, so…
Fungal diseases
Sclerotinia white mould (stem rot)Sclerotinia sclerotiorumFungal disease · Sclerotinia white mould is a fungal disease that rots the stems, heads, pods and fruit of more than 400 plant…
Stem rot of groundnut (southern blight)Athelia rolfsiiFungal disease · Stem rot, also called southern blight or white mould, is caused by a soil fungus that attacks groundnut…
Bacterial diseases
Common scab of potatoStreptomyces scabieiBacterial disease · Common scab covers potato skins with rough, corky lesions that may be flat, raised or deeply pitted. It is…
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