January 14, 2026

Potato blackleg is a destructive bacterial disease caused by Pectobacterium atrosepticum that devastates global potato production, causing millions in annual losses. This seed-borne pathogen colonizes plant vascular tissues, causing stem rot, wilting, and tuber decay. Understanding symptoms, environmental triggers, and prevention strategies through certified seed selection and crop rotation allows growers to maintain healthy, productive crops year after year.

January 14, 2026

Potato dry rot is a fungal disease caused by Fusarium species that represents the most important postharvest loss in potato storage worldwide. Unlike field diseases, dry rot develops slowly during storage through wounds in tuber skin. Prevention requires minimizing harvest damage, implementing proper curing with controlled temperature and humidity, and maintaining rigorous storage facility management with excellent ventilation and temperature control.

January 14, 2026

Potato soft rot is a rapid bacterial disease caused by Pectobacterium species that devastates potato crops in warm, wet conditions. Unlike fungal diseases, soft rot can consume entire tubers in days, turning valuable harvest into worthless slime. Prevention focuses on minimizing harvest damage, ensuring complete skin maturation, maintaining cool dry storage, and controlling humidity to prevent the moisture soft rot bacteria require.

January 14, 2026

Potato wilt disease destroys crops and contaminates soil for years. Three distinct types—bacterial, Fusarium, and Verticillium wilt—threaten global potato production. Early detection combined with crop rotation, certified seed, and proper drainage offers your best defense against this devastating pathogen.

January 14, 2026

Eggplant fusarium wilt strikes without warning, causing sudden yellowing and wilting despite adequate water. This soil borne fungal disease colonizes plant vascular systems, making cure impossible once symptoms appear. Prevention through crop rotation, resistant varieties, soil solarization, and sanitation is your strongest defense against this devastating disease.

January 14, 2026

White powder coating on eggplant leaves signals powdery mildew, a fungal disease that weakens plants and reduces fruit quality. Early detection is crucial. This guide reveals how to identify symptoms, understand why the disease appears, and implement proven organic treatments and cultural practices to protect your harvest.

January 14, 2026

Your eggplant seedlings look stunted with leaves smaller than your thumbnail. The plants seem frozen in growth, never reaching normal size. This isn't poor soil—it's little leaf disease, caused by microscopic phytoplasmas spread by leafhoppers. Once infected, plants cannot be cured, making early detection and prevention critical for your crop's survival.

January 14, 2026

Eggplant leaf spot is not a single disease but a complex of several diseases that cause spots on eggplant foliage. The main culprits are Cercospora melongenae, Alternaria melongenae, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, and Septoria lycopersici. Each pathogen leaves its own signature on your plants, and learning to read these signs is the key to effective control.