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How to get rid of powdery mildew on plants ?

For Agricultural control


1.Select resistant varieties
There is a difference in resistant ability between the varieties of powdery mildew, so first we must select disease-resistant varieties.

2 Improve conditions of Ventilation and transmittance
The planting density is appropriate, and the old leaves at the bottom are destroyed in time, which is conducive to the light penetration of the fields. Clean the pastoral areas, remove diseased leaves, diseased locusts, and broken twigs, and remove it from the field and concentrate or burn it. It should strengthen ventilation, reduce humidity, and scientifically water, creating an environment that is not conducive to the development of powdery mildew.

3 Balanced fertilization
Give full use of organic fertilizers that have been thoroughly decomposed, increase phosphorus and potash fertilizers, and avoid greediness due to excessive nitrogen fertilizers. The thin and delicate epidermis is more susceptible to powdery mildew. In the early and rapid growth stage of the crop, paying attention to the balanced fertilization of the soil.

For Biological control

1.Early prevention and treatment
The powdery mildew colonies can germinate and invade on the leaves. On the 1st day, the mycelia can grow on the surface of the leaves, and the lesions of the white mycelium clusters can be formed on the 5th day of infestation. The 7-day-old lesions are mature and produce scattered spores and spread. At this time, pathogenic bacteria reproduce fast, and the disease epidemic is also fast. Therefore, it is very important to control the disease early in the disease.
The occurrence of diseases is also a process of accumulating the amount of bacterium that accompanies crop growth. Therefore, measures are taken at the beginning of each growing season to keep the number of bacteria at the lowest level. Even in the era of powdery mildew, prevention and control will not be too difficult. Waiting until the outbreak of powdery mildew and finding the so-called special effects medicine is the most stupid strategy.

2.Select the right biologicide pesticide
According to the characteristics of plant growth characteristics and disease occurrence stage, choose the appropriate biological pesticides.
The Trichoderma harzianum has good prevention and treatment effects against powdery mildew,and they have high safety with no pollution.And also can improve soil condition.

3.Increase the amount of water spray
The conidiospores of powdery mildew have high water content, and when the humidity is high, they can easily break up and die. Therefore, low-concentration, high-volume spraying, spraying all the wet surfaces will have better control effect. However, it should be noted that if the relative humidity in the greenhouse is high, increasing the amount of water spray may cause other diseases.



Hope our inforamtion will be useful for you.If you have ideas of how to get rid of powdery mildew?Please comment here.
 

Chunkypigs

passing the gas
Veteran
Potassium Bicarbonate and water works well and a member here turned me on to using "smart water" foliar sprays for PM.
he was using Essentia so that's what I've tried, it's 9.5 ph and is "ionized" with
sodium bicarbonate, dipotassium phosphate, magnesium sulfate, and calcium cloride.
it's like cal/mag for people and plants love it, can't overdo it as a foliar.

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I think the best thing is to keep your plants healthy with good organics and get them outside if possible to lick the PM.

it's always a struggle inside with certain clones.
 

TanzanianMagic

Well-known member
Veteran
For Agricultural control
Feed your fungi.

When the space is already taken up by endophytes or endophytic fungi, other fungi don't get a chance.

You can feed fungi by giving them carbon and calories. Practically speaking, you give them solid and some liquid organic nutrients, put some soft fruit on top (I like a lenghtwise sliced banana for the sugars, hormones and extra potassium too). You cover that with half to one inch of hemp bedding, chopped straw or a similary easily decomposable carbon source. Which could even include coco coir.

In other words, grow plants the way forests grow themselves:

- Mine the subsoil for P and K, as well as calcium, magnesium, silica from sand and other trace minerals.

- Sequester nitrogen from the air (NO3)

- Protect mycorrhizal fungi from impact from rain with their dripline

- Feed mycorrhizal fungi carbon and calories by

1. sequestering carbon from the air (CO2) and shedding 20% of their root system every year

2. overproduce seeds and fruits to provide fungi with tons per hectare of fat, protein and carbohydrates - including starches and sugars - for the fungi

3. cover these seeds and fruits with tons per hectare of leaves (carbon)

3. exude sugars from their roots, directly exchanging sugars for nutrients, water and information from the fungi​
 

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