Tomato Diseases and Their Control

Tomato Diseases And Their ControlCONTENTSTypes of diseasesDiseases caused by bacteria and fungiFusarium wiltVerticillium wiltBacterial wiltBacterial cankerSouthern blightStem rotDamping-offLate blightEarly blightNailhead spotGray moldGhost spotPhoma rotBacterial spot Bacterial speck Septoria leaf spotLeaf moldGray leaf spot AnthracnoseBuckeye rotSoil rotMinor fruit rotsVirus diseasesTobacco (tomato) mosaicInternal browningDouble-virus streakSingle-virus streakCucumber mosaicPotato-Y virus Spotted wiltCurly topDiseases caused by insects and nematodes Psyllid yellowsCloudy spotRoot knot and other diseases caused by nematodesNonparasitic diseasesBlossom-end rotGray wallPocketsBlossom dropSunscaldGrowth cracksCat face Leaf roll 2, 4-D injuryDisease of undetermined originFruit poxMethods of disease control Use of resistant varietiesUse of clean seed Crop rotationIsolation of tomatoes from disease-host plantsRoguing of diseased plants and disposal of crop refusePrevention of diseases in seedbedsPrevention of diseases of field-grown seedlingsCultural practices for prevention of diseases in the fieldSeed treatmentSoil sterilization and disinfectionSpraying and dustingIdentification of tomato diseasesA key to tomato diseases