Characteristics and control of orchid bacterial soft rot

Characteristics:

Cloudy and rainy seasons in early summer are common, mainly infecting buds. False bulb, waterlogging-like disease spot, causing decay, pseudobulb shrinkage, rapid development and high mortality.

Prevention and treatment:

1. Blocking the source: new grass. New soil. Disinfect the new basin.

two。 Early prevention: one-2000 of streptomycin is usually irrigated every half to one month.

3. Treatment: pull up the diseased grass, cut off the focus (orchid friends remove as much as possible), soak in 1/1000 potassium permanganate (amaranth soup) for 5 minutes, rinse with clean water, spread cigarette ash on the wound, change disinfection soil. Plant in a pot. Pour 1 / 2000 of streptomycin water and water every other week. The original soil is discarded and the original basin is scalded on the LPG stove for reuse.