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Signs of damage
Phyllosticta causes circular leaf spots with brown/reddish borders. The spots can be really large covering a large area of the leaf. Initial symptoms include small watersoaked regions on the leaves. lesions become more apparent with a ring-like pattern at alter stages.
How to prevent
Repeated applications of fungicides such as Dithane M45, Captan, Ferbam, Mancozeb or thiophanate-methylbased treatments will help control infection levels and can prevent new infections in healthy plants, but it is difficult if not impossible to completely eradicate the fungus in an infected host plant.
Heal
Remove and dispose of affected leaves from infected plants to keep the fungal spores from spreading into the growing environment. Some growers have reported covering the mature lesions with clear nail polish to prevent the dissemination of spores.
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