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    This document discusses downy mildew, a group of plant diseases that affect leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. It causes yellow or brown spots on plant leaves and can cause leaves to drop off if severe enough. It spreads via airborne spores and favors wet conditions. Prevention focuses on improving air circulation, proper watering techniques, and removing infected plant material.

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    Brochure-Down Mildew

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    This document discusses downy mildew, a group of plant diseases that affect leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. It causes yellow or brown spots on plant leaves and can cause leaves to drop off if severe enough. It spreads via airborne spores and favors wet conditions. Prevention focuses on improving air circulation, proper watering techniques, and removing infected plant material.

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    This document discusses downy mildew, a group of plant diseases that affect leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. It causes yellow or brown spots on plant leaves and can cause leaves to drop off if severe enough. It spreads via airborne spores and favors wet conditions. Prevention focuses on improving air circulation, proper watering techniques, and removing infected plant material.

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    Brochure-Down Mildew

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    Mathew Llabres
    This document discusses downy mildew, a group of plant diseases that affect leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. It causes yellow or brown spots on plant leaves and can cause leaves to drop off if severe enough. It spreads via airborne spores and favors wet conditions. Prevention focuses on improving air circulation, proper watering techniques, and removing infected plant material.

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    Some types of downy mildew attack a single plant


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    host, but others affect broad plant families.
    Cucurbit family members such as cucumbers,
    melons, pumpkins, and squash are common downy DOWNY MILDEW
    mildew targets, as are brassica vegetables such as
    broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.
    In Wisconsin, downy mildews are common on
    grapes, roses and Viburnum. 09484034180

    I chose this particular diseasesince I was curious


    when I first saw it thdn in a garden. The leaves
    of the plants there had yellow and/or brown Gmail: [email protected]
    spots in which, I don't know which causes those Facebook: Mathew Lomeda Llabres
    changes. Because of this observation as well as
    curiosity in mine, it pushes me to find what
    cause those yellow and/or brown spots.

    By: Mathew L. Llabres


    12-STEM C Student
    WHAT IS DOWNY
    MILDEW?
    The downy mildews are a group of diseases that
    cause destruction of the leaves, stems, flowers and
    fruits of many plant species worldwide. It includes a
    wide variety of "water molds" that act as plant
    pathogens.

    APPEARANCE AND
    SYMPTOMS
    PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
    Downy mildew leaf lesions are often angular in
    Stopping downy mildew is much easier than
    The major system of plants in which downy mildew shape and delimited by veins. Pale yellow, purple, controlling it. The best way to prevent it is to avoid
    affects is the shoot system -- the plant's leaves, or necrotic areas often are visible from the upper the environmental conditions that favor the disease.
    stems, flowers and fruits. side of the leaf. The plant cannot photosynthesize That is why, it's important to scout your plants often.
    on these yellow or brown spots. When the leaf is If you see symptoms, remove that plant immediately.

    HOW/WHY DOES IT totally brown, it drops. If the plant loses too many
    leaves, the plant dies. The bottom of the leaf
    Wet leaves are necessary for this type of mildew to
    invade plants, so consider air circulation and watering

    HAPPEN? surface has a fuzz on it that varies from white to in your plants. Eliminate moisture by pruning plants for
    better air circulation and use drip irrigation, soaker
    Downy mildew spread from plant to plant by airborne purple, and if you cut an infected plant, you will
    hoses, or hand watering when watering the plants.
    spores. It is a disease of wet weather as infection is favoured see the vascular system is totally choked with
    Most importantly, keep in mind that sanitation is key
    by prolonged leaf wetness. Downy mildew spores are spores.
    to controlling downy mildew. Keep the ground and the
    usually short-lived, although they may survive several days
    under cool, moist conditions. surroundings of the plant clean.

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