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Control of powdery mildew of Euonymus tomentosa

Published: 2024-12-23 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/12/23, Symptoms: the disease harms leaves and shoots. Most of the disease spots were distributed on the front of the leaves. At the beginning of the disease, there are many small white round spots scattered on the susceptible leaves, which gradually expand, heal each other and become irregular spots. When the disease is serious, the infection rate of new shoots can reach 10%. White powder appeared on the whole leaf and shoot surface. The diseased leaves gradually fade green, turn yellow, and finally turn brown and black. The diseased part is deformed, the diseased leaf is shrunk, and the diseased tip is twisted and atrophied. The pathogen is Oidiumeuonymi (Are.) Sa.

Symptoms: The disease damages leaves and branches. The disease spots were mostly distributed on the front of leaves. At the initial stage of disease, many small white circular spots were scattered on the infected leaves, which gradually expanded and healed with each other, becoming irregular large spots. When the disease occurred seriously, the susceptible rate of new shoots could reach 10%. White powder appeared on the whole leaf and shoot surface. The diseased leaves gradually fade green, yellow, and finally brown and black. The diseased part is deformed, the diseased leaves shrink, the diseased tips twist and atrophy.

Pathogen: Oidium euonymi (Are.) Sacc.),Subphylum belonging to the semi-known fungi, hyphomycetes, hyphomycetes, powdery fungi.

Pathogen overwinters in diseased plants by mycelium. In the spring of the following year, the pathogen produced a large number of conidia, which were spread by air current and infected. Conidia can reproduce and reinfect. The pathogen parasitizes on the surface of host branches and leaves, and produces haustoria to absorb nutrients deep into epidermal cells. High summer temperatures are not conducive to disease development. Plants planted in shade had more disease, and adjacent sunny plants had less or no disease. Young leaves and new shoots were seriously affected, while old leaves were lightly affected.

Control: ① Reduce infection source: Remove fallen leaves and diseased shoots in winter and destroy them intensively. (2) Chemical control: in the early stage of disease, spray 25% triadimefon wettable powder 1500-2000 times solution, or 70% topozin wettable powder 800-1000 times solution, or Bomei 0.3-0.5 degree stone sulfur mixture, or 50% tuijunte wettable powder 800 times solution, spray once every 10-15 days, spray 2-3 times.

 
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