Early blight – Vegetable Crops Hotline

Early blight

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Figure 1. Early blight lesion on tomato leaf.

stem lesion

Figure 2. Petiole lesion of early blight of tomato.

note shot hole

Figure 3. Early blight lesions on tomato leaf. Note cracked lesions.

eb on staked tomato

Figure 4. Early blight lesion on tomato leaf. Note lesion is restricted by vein.

dark lesion

Figure 5. Lesion of early blight of tomato.

two eb lesions

Figure 6. Early blight lesion on tomato.

field view

Figure 7. Older leaves are more susceptible to the early blight fungus. Therefore, tomato plants may appear to be dying from the ground up.

Note ring structure of early blight of tomato lesions.

Figure 8. Note ring structure of early blight of tomato lesions.

Figure 9. Clear ring structure of early blight lesion on tomato.

Figure 9. Clear ring structure of early blight lesion on tomato.

heirloom

Figure 10. Early blight lesions of tomato. This is an heirloom variety and perhaps especially susceptible. Note bulls-eye lesions.

 

 

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