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The cultivated rice plant, Oryza sativa, is an annual grass of the Gramineae

family. It grows to about 1.2 metres (4 feet) in height. The leaves are long and
flattened, and its panicle, or inflorescence, is made up of spikelets bearing
flowers that produce the fruit, or grain.
oryzae

Symptoms
Bacterial Leaf Streak Xanthomonas

Cause: Bacterium Water-soaked to yellowish stripes on leaf blades or starting at leaf


tips with a wavy margin. Leaves with undulated yellowish white or
golden yellow marginal necrosis, drying of leaves back from tip and
Category: Bacterial

Disease curling, leaving mid rib intact are the major symptoms.

Common Pests and Diseases

Category : Fungal

Anthracnose Colletotrichum coccodes

Tomato, Lycopersicum esculentum (syn. Solanum lycopersicum


and Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is an herbaceous annual in the
family Solanaceae grown for its edible fruit. The plant can be
erect with short stems or vine-like with long, spreading stems.

Symptoms of Fusarium

Wilt may first appear as yellowing and wilting of leaves on one


side of the leaf midrib or plant; one-sided symptoms are caused by
a blockage in the vascular system supplying the symptomatic side
of the plant; as the disease progresses, older leaves become
necrotic and the plant begins to wilt;
Eggplant, Solanum melongena, is a tropical, herbaceous, perennial plant, closely related to tomato,
in the family Solanaceae which is grown for its edible fruit. The plants has a branching stem and
simple, long, flat. coarsely lobed leaves which are green in color and are arranged alternately on the
branches.

Green and red leaf lettuces are tender with a mildly sweet flavor. Both are
also known as loose-leaf lettuce. Green and red leaf lettuces have sof
leaves that are pliable and a crunchy stem. Ruffled edges make them perfect
for adding visual interest to salads and sandwiches.

Common Pests and Diseases


Category : Fungal

Anthracnose(Shot-hole)Microdochium panattonianum

Symptoms

Small water-soaked tan spots on outer leaves which may


expand and turn straw colored; centers fall out of mature
lesions giving plant a shot-hole appearance
A tropical annual vine (Momordica charantia) native to Asia, having
E yellow flowers and orange, warty fruits that open at maturity to
expose red-coated seeds. Various parts of the plant are used in
traditional medicine or for food.

Disease

Powdery Mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea) : This


disease is favored by high humidity and tends to
occur on older leaves first.

Symptoms

First appear as white powdery residue primarily on the upper leaf


surface. On the lower surface of the leaves circular patches or spots
appear. In severe cases, these spread, coalesce and cover both the
surfaces of the leaves and spread also to the petioles, stem, etc.
Severely attacked leaves become brown and shrivelled and defoliation
may occur. Fruits of the affected plants do not develop fully and remain
small.

Radish, Raphanus sativus, is an herbaceous annual or biennial


plant in the family Brassicaceae, grown for its edible taproot. ...
The top leaves of the plant are smaller and lance-like. The taproot
of the plant is cylindrical or tapering and commonly red or white in
color.
Common Pests and Diseases

Diseases

Category : Fungal

Alternaria blight Alternaria spp.

Symptoms

Yellow, dark brown or black circular spots on leaves with


concentric rings on leaves, petioles, stems and/or flowers;
center of lesions may dry and drop out, giving the leaf spots a
shot-hole appearance; spots coalesce to form large necrotic
patches; leaf drop may occur

Brassica juncea, commonly brown mustard, Chinese mustard,


Indian mustard, leaf mustard, Oriental mustard and vegetable
mustard, is a species of mustard plant.

Disease

Mildew (fungus – Peronospora parasitica): The disease is most


damaging in the fall and late spring, early summer months. The
first symptoms are small faint yellow spots on the upper foliage.

Symptoms

Downy mildew colonies ofen appear first on the underside of


leaves, and they sometimes have a bluish tinge. In many cases,
they can grow systemically throughout the plant.
Maize, Zea mays, is an annual grass in the family Poaceae and is a staple
food crop grown all over the world. The maize plant possesses a simple
stem of nodes and internodes.
Fungus

Cause

Common Pests and Diseases

Diseases

Category : Fungal

: Rodents

Symptoms

Oval or elongated cinnamon brown pustules on upper and lower surfaces of


Cause
Virus

leaves; pustules rupture and release powdery red spores; pustules turn dark
brown-black as they mature and release dark brown powdery spores; if
infection is severe, pustules may appear on tassels and ears and leaves may
begin to yellow; in partially resistant corn hybrids, symptoms appear as
chlorotic or necrotic flecks on the leaves which release little or no spore.

A banana is a tropical fruit that's quite popular all over the world. It grows in
bunches on a banana tree. To "go bananas" is a slangy way of saying "go crazy"
or act ridiculous, and if someone refers to the "top banana," they mean the
most important person in a particular group.

Banana bract mosaic virus (BBMV)

The disease is caused by a virus belonging to potyvirus group. The virions


are flexuous filamentous

The virus is transmitted through aphid vectors such as Aphis gosypii,


Birds Pentolonia nigronervosa and Rhopalosiphum maidis. In field the disease
spread mainly through suckers
Tomato Eggplant Ampalaya Radish Lettuce Mustard
Corn Rice Banana

Manggo Common symptoms 10 Insects

Rodents. Birds

Natural Enemies

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