How To Use Manure In Maize Farming (Beginners Guild)
Causes of plant diseases - know this now
Plant disease is an abnormal condition that effects the plant and either slows down its growth, reduced its yield or kills the plant in a severe case.
When plant diseases are not effectively controlled or prevented the farmer may end up earning little or nothing from his/her farm.
With this it is necessary to know the causes of plant diseases so as to be able to counter the outbreak of these diseases.
Factors that causes plants diseases are divided into two, which are:
- Biotic factors
- Abiotic factors
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Biotic factors
These are living organisms (pathogens) that attack crops plant, they can be transfered from one plant to another.
Pathogens that causes diseases in plant are bacteria, mycoplasmas,nematodes and fungi. Other living organisms which may also causes plant diseases are insects, rudents etc.
Abiotic factors
These are nonliving factors such as precipitation, sunlight and drought which adversely affects crops and thereby making the plants vulnerable to diseases.
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How To Use Manure In Maize Farming (Beginners Guild)
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