Most of the diseases attributed to genus Ficus ( or fig ) trees are as a outcome of untoward turn condition . Most of the plant accent such as improper water and heat conditions could give raise to various kinds of bacterial and fungal disease associated with this plant life . In most cases , prevention is the undecomposed measure for these disease . However , guided manipulation of antimycotic agent , antibacterial drug and right watering and heat configurations can help resolve this problem .

Crown Gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens)

Symptoms : Mild conceited country appear on the leaf veins , stems or radical that eventually enlarge and become corked . In pillowcase of severe transmission , they blow up to create a malformed stem or root mass . Gallstones could also occur on the ends of stems and other spot that have been cut .

ascendancy : The most effective control is to employ pig - containing fungicides that are phytotoxic – that is , raise toxic essence thus discouraging ontogenesis . Also , take forethought to remove and destroy all the plants and parts infected with this bacteria and sterilize any cut tools you might have used on the ficus so it does n’t pass to another plant while using the same tools .

Xanthomonas (Xanthomonas campestris pv. fici)

Symptoms : leaf infections start on the genus Ficus leafage as tiny water - hit it up lesions that slow flesh out and turn brown , causing angulate spot and blotches , which sometimes have a shining yellow moulding .

Control : bactericide containing bull compounds require to be used on a regular basis as a preventative bill . Remove all the plant part infect with this bacterium , and sterilise all the curve tool involved .

Anthracnose (Glomerella cingulata, Colletotrichum spp.)

Symptoms : In this ficus disease , lite sunken spots bearing a suntanned sharpness appear on the leaf and sinister fungal spores also seem . This " burn up " upshot occur through the entire folio , and leaves eventually conk out and fall off .

mastery : Prevent plant stress , such as irregularities of water system or heat experimental condition . When propagating , do not use cuttings of an infected plant and avoid overhead watering and rainfall picture .

Botrytis Blight (Botrytis cinerea)

Symptoms : This happen on the ficus during the cold months , especially when cuttings have been made . The disease infects lower , older farewell that do in contact lens with the soil . symptom start as tiny yellow or tan spots and later on enlarge and to brown leaf situation with concentrical ring . These ordinarily appear between the leaf and case or on leaf tips .

Control : Take tolerable measures to remove all the infect leaf as they begin to come along . Prevention is supposed to be the most important measure here . In former stages , fungicides should be apply when spore or mycelium infect the plant . Take care not to propagate any infected parts of the genus Ficus .

Corynespora Leaf Spot- (Corynespora cassiicola)

symptom : Small to tumid spots appear on young mature leaves . The leaf then turn red .

Control : This disease is common to Ficus benjamina and Ficus nitida . Use fertilizers as recommended and avoid overhead lacrimation when possible . Remove infected parts and sterilize all cutting pecker used on them .

Sooty Mold

Symptoms : Fungi appears due to honeydew secretions from on various folio parts . normally the secretions are from aphids , scales , jumping plant louse and other such honeydew producers . This is not inevitably infectious , but could stunt plant life growing by blocking out direct sun .

control condition : Prune the stirred plant part , or wash with soapy water and apply insecticides that check pismire and other insect .

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