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Blossom-End Rot Of Tomatoes, G C. Macnish
Blossom-End Rot Of Tomatoes, G C. Macnish
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Complete control of this common physiological disorder of tomatoes cannot as yet be achieved, but a number of measures can be employed to reduce its incidence.
DURING the summer months many tomato specimens are received showing symptoms of blossom-end rot.
Many growers attribute this trouble to parasitic organisms and are anxious to prevent it spreading to the rest of their crop.
However as blossom-end rot is not a parasitic disease, it cannot be controlled by fungicidal or bactericidal sprays.
Septoria Leaf Spot Of Tomatoes, S C. Chambers
Septoria Leaf Spot Of Tomatoes, S C. Chambers
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
SEPTORIA leaf spot was first observed on tomatoes in Western Australia in 1925.
Since then it has caused serious losses, both from seedling blight and defoliation of larger plants, on many occasions in autumn and spring crops.
Bactericidal Sprays For Tomato Bacterial Canker, O M. Goss
Bactericidal Sprays For Tomato Bacterial Canker, O M. Goss
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
BACTERIAL CANKER of tomatoes causes its greatest damage in crops grown in the spring and autumn months in Western Australia. It is particularly damaging when the weather is unusually stormy and cool.
Bactericidal sprays applied immediately after pruning or after severe storms should reduce the spread of tomato bacterial canker—report of an experiment.
Care Of Autumn And Winter Tomato Crops, W H. Kooyman
Care Of Autumn And Winter Tomato Crops, W H. Kooyman
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
I N recent years there has been a considerable increase in plantings of autumn and winter tomatoes in the Perth metropolitan market garden area.
Black Spot Of Tomatoes, R F. Doepel
Black Spot Of Tomatoes, R F. Doepel
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
BLACK SPOT DISEASE IS THE MOST SERIOUS FOLIAGE BLIGHT OF TOMATOES IN THIS STATE. IN SEASONS FAVOURABLE TO ITS DEVELOPMENT SEVERE DEFOLIATION AND FRUIT ROTTING ARE EXPERIENCED.
IN Western Australia, black spot, which is also known as early blight and target spot, is a troublesome disease of long standing. It is caused by the fungus Alternaria solani which also attacks potatoes.