Common diseases of peach

Peaches love everything for their juiciness, taste and richness with vitamins. Therefore, they are grown where possible, because for this purpose, almost any soil is suitable, besides, they do not require close attention. However, you still need to look after the health of trees. Consider the main and most common diseases of peach.

Curled leaves? Indicator of peach disease!

The wine is the fungus Taphrina deformans. It falls on the shoots and leaves of the plant at the very beginning of summer. Due to this disease of peach, the cuttings of the leaves decrease in size, the internodes approach, and the shoots become shortened. In addition, the sheets themselves are twisted, become thick and easily crumbled, and the color turns into a pale green. Thus, if the disease has spread widely enough, then almost all the foliage will eventually fall off. After a while, the leaves sprout again, but the fruits will not be of such quality that is inherent in this plant species. To get rid of the fungus will help spraying the plant with fungicides or their analogues.

The best way to avoid this disease is to prevent its appearance. And for this it is necessary to grow species of peach, resistant to this disease. These include foreign species such as Stark Redgold, Erli Redhaven, Erlieden and others. Persistence manifests itself in the fact that the leaves after the lesion quickly die, not letting the disease spread throughout the tree. Also, a special peach is widely distributed, the varieties of which are displayed in the Institute of Horticulture. The work of scientists is not in vain.

Diseases of the peach: клястероспориоз

In this case, another fungus, Clasterosporium carpophilum A, is used. It spreads to all organs of the plant: leaves, trunks, fruits, stems, shoots. In the case of this peach disease, on the plants there are formations in the form of small punctures, which eventually transform into spots of dark purple color. The affected tissue dies, resulting in deep holes. Favorable conditions (especially high humidity) for the fungus further exacerbate the situation - it begins to spread with greater speed. The method of treatment is also the spraying of plants with fungicides.

Diseases of the peach: powdery mildew

The fungus-causative agent of the disease is called Sphacrotheca panossa Lev. First of all, he attacks the young organs of the plant - leaves and tops of shoots. This inhibits growth and may cause their death. After some time, the fruits are also affected, they are covered with spots of flour color. Because of this peach disease, fruits lose their presentation and taste. Fungicides also help to cope with the disease. It is especially good to spray plants on household plots.

Diseases of the peach: aphids

These pests are known to be a problem not only for the peach. Aphids harm leaves and shoots that later curl and dry out. Pests spread very quickly, but an effective remedy, unfortunately, is sometimes difficult to find. But if there is one, then first they process the branches (in the early stages), and then the whole trees (in the later stages). All means from aphids are usually very toxic to humans, so it is necessary to comply with safety techniques when using them.

The above diseases are only the most common, which can catch a peach. Diseases and pests can occur in some regions, but in others - not.