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Learn to identify diseases, insect damage, and market defects in vegetable crops such as cabbage, celery, lettuce, and onion. Understand aphid bolting, cabbage worm infestation, edible portion sprouting, mildew, mosaic, overmaturity, fibrous condition, Rhizoctonia in potatoes, scab, Sclerotina drop, smut, soft rot, tipburn, and veining in sweet potatoes. Improve crop health and quality with this comprehensive guide.
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Evidence of Disease, Insect Damage, and Market Defects Identification
Bolting when a vegetable crop runs to seed ( Cabbage, Celery, Lettuce, Onion)
Cabbage Worm (Cabbage, Cole Crop)
Edible Portion Sprouting ( Carrot, Onion, Potato, Sweet Potato)
Overmaturity The fibrous condition is caused by overmaturity or inadequate fertility. Spears with loosely formed heads are overmature.
Rhizoctonia (potato)
Scab malformation of the rind surface and rather deep lesions (Carrot, potato)
Sclerotina Drop (Lettuce)
Smut (Sweet Corn, Onion)
Soft Rot (Celery, Carrot, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Potato)
Tipburn (Lettuce)
Veining (sweet potato)