A review of cucumber damping-off disease management in Iran
محورهای موضوعی : Agriculture Marketing and Commercialization
1 - Department of Plant Diseases Research, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
کلید واژه: Cucumber, Damping-off disease, Management.,
چکیده مقاله :
Damping-off is actually a general term for several diseases with similar symptoms that attack new plant seedlings and are caused by several pathogenic soil fungi, including Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium, and Rhizoctonia. In Iran, the damping-off disease of summer crops is known by the local names of dry green, scorching, and water-affected, and is a major disease of cucumbers, melons, watermelons, and pumpkins. This disease has been prevalent in all cultivation areas of these plants, including Khuzestan, Isfahan, Fars, Kerman, Jiroft, Tehran, Varamin, Saveh, Kashan, Lorestan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Khorasan, Bandar Abbas, Azerbaijan, and Mazandaran. Agricultural, chemical, and biological control methods are applied in the management of cucumber damping off. In general, a review of the research showed that the use of chemical and biological pesticides is a very suitable solution to control plant rot, because if it is not controlled in time, it can destroy the entire crop and cause irreparable damage to the greenhouse or farm owner.
Damping-off is actually a general term for several diseases with similar symptoms that attack new plant seedlings and are caused by several pathogenic soil fungi, including Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium, and Rhizoctonia. In Iran, the damping-off disease of summer crops is known by the local names of dry green, scorching, and water-affected, and is a major disease of cucumbers, melons, watermelons, and pumpkins. This disease has been prevalent in all cultivation areas of these plants, including Khuzestan, Isfahan, Fars, Kerman, Jiroft, Tehran, Varamin, Saveh, Kashan, Lorestan, Qazvin, Hamadan, Khorasan, Bandar Abbas, Azerbaijan, and Mazandaran. Agricultural, chemical, and biological control methods are applied in the management of cucumber damping off. In general, a review of the research showed that the use of chemical and biological pesticides is a very suitable solution to control plant rot, because if it is not controlled in time, it can destroy the entire crop and cause irreparable damage to the greenhouse or farm owner.
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