Anthracnose – fall of currant leaves

Anthracnose – fall of currant leaves – the symptoms are on the leaves, less often on fruit and non-lignified shoots. Already at the end of May they are visible on the lower leaves (first on their bottom) Single, minor, yellow spots. Leaves fall prematurely, bushes bear fruit less …

American gooseberry mildew

American gooseberry mildewAmerican gooseberry mildew – occurs on gooseberries and black currants. The leaves and shoots of these plants, and in the case of gooseberries, often also fruit, cover mealy, the white coating gradually darkens and turns brown. Infested shoots do not grow, their tops die. The shoots should be infected …

Diseases of fruit plants

mushrooms, bacteria and viruses, most often causing spots, holes, gangrene and various mosaics and rubbery, leading by prior leaf fall, dieback of flowers, shoots, and even whole branches until the yield drops or declines, and sometimes even the death of entire plants. Plant diseases …