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How to Identify and Control Common Asparagus DiseasesAsparagus plants are prone to a wide range of diseases. In most cases, the visible symptoms will help to determine the cause of the infection, and treatments are generally available.
But diagnosing the source of the infection can be challenging.
This guide will help you to distinguish between the fungi, water mold, and viruses that could be afflicting your plants.
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Some of these diseases are more readily treatable than others, and we will provide advice on how to deal with the pathogens that can be controlled.
FungiAsparagus plants are vulnerable to a wide array of fungi, some of which prefer cool, moist weather, while others attack in warm, dry weather.
AnthracnoseThis fungus that causes anthracnose, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, thrives in hot conditions (77°F) and is primarily a problem on the East Coast.
To determine whether your asparagus is under attack, look at the base of the main stem to check where the fern first branches out. If there is an anthracnose infection, you will see light pink lesions that will turn brown later. Eventually, the spores will form concentric rings that are also visible.
Anthracnose spreads in a variety of ways:
By wind and water Through contact of healthy plant parts with infected ones Via seed saved from infected plantsCEASE Biological Fungicide
You can treat anthracnose with the biofungicide CEASE, available via Arbico Organics, that is comprised of a patented strain of Bacillus subtilis.
Asparagus RustAsparagus rust, caused byPuccinia asparagi, is an extremely complex fungal disease that threatens crops throughout the world.
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