You take care of tomatoes in the garden, take care of them, fertilize, water, weed the beds from couch grass and are already preparing to collect the first harvest, but one night the evil phytophthora destroys part of the crop. Plants are covered with brown spots with a white coating, what to do?<\/p>\n
Phytophthora infestans<\/em> \u2013 the fungus that causes late blight, multiplies quickly and reduces yields by up to 50%.<\/p>\n Symptoms of phytophthora are brown spots with plaque on leaves, stems and fruits, after which the affected cells begin to die, and diseased plants become unfit for consumption.<\/p>\n Favorable weather for the development of the disease – humidity of at least 80%, retention of water in the garden after rainfall, a sharp drop in temperature after which it remains at the level of 20\u00b0C, morning dew. Spores are carried by the root system and by wind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t