We also recorded the presence and severity of scabies, abscesses, and fungal lesions. |
The white kaolin clay has extra fine particles that simultaneously thwart insects and act as an alkaline barrier to fungal spores. |
The first symptoms of this fungal disease are yellowing or bronzing leaves that wilt, followed by sudden plant death. |
Parasitic wasps and fungal diseases prevent weevils from causing economic injury in most years. |
If plum trees are pruned at the wrong time of year, they are often attacked by silver leaf, a serious fungal disease. |
Additionally, the project has shown the potential for using fungal pathogens to control other African weeds, including speargrass and witchweed. |