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Common Crop Diseases in Kenya
Symptoms
Yellow streaks on leaves, stunted growth, dead heart leaves, poor cob formation
Treatment
No cure. Remove and destroy infected plants. Use certified disease-free seeds.
Prevention
Plant resistant varieties, control thrips and aphids, practice crop rotation
Symptoms
Holes in leaves, window-pane damage, sawdust-like frass near whorl, damaged tassels
Treatment
Apply neem extract or recommended pesticides early morning. Biological control with parasitoids.
Prevention
Early planting, intercropping, scout fields weekly, use push-pull method
Symptoms
Pale green to white streaks along leaf veins, stunted growth, poor grain fill
Treatment
No cure. Remove infected plants. Control leafhopper vectors.
Prevention
Plant resistant varieties, control leafhoppers, avoid planting near infected fields
Symptoms
Dark sunken lesions on green berries, berry drop, brown spots on leaves
Treatment
Apply copper-based fungicides during wet season. Prune to improve air circulation.
Prevention
Plant resistant varieties (e.g. Ruiru 11), proper spacing, regular pruning
Symptoms
Yellow-orange powdery spots on undersides of leaves, leaf drop, reduced yield
Treatment
Apply fungicides containing copper or triazoles. Remove severely infected leaves.
Prevention
Plant resistant varieties, maintain shade levels, proper nutrition to boost plant health
Symptoms
Water-soaked lesions on leaves and stems, white fungal growth in humid conditions, rotting fruit
Treatment
Apply fungicides (chlorothalonil, mancozeb). Remove infected plant parts immediately.
Prevention
Avoid overhead irrigation, ensure proper spacing, use resistant varieties
Symptoms
Large blotch mines in leaves, black frass inside mines, damaged fruit and stems
Treatment
Use pheromone traps, apply recommended insecticides, remove infested leaves.
Prevention
Use netting in nurseries, rotate with non-solanum crops, release natural enemies
Symptoms
Sudden wilting of leaves, brown vascular tissue when stem is cut, plant collapse
Treatment
No cure. Remove and destroy infected plants. Solarize soil before replanting.
Prevention
Use grafted seedlings, crop rotation (avoid solanaceous crops for 3+ years), improve drainage
Symptoms
Angular grey-brown spots on leaves, dark lesions on pods, premature defoliation
Treatment
Apply copper-based fungicides. Use disease-free seeds.
Prevention
Plant resistant varieties, crop rotation, avoid dense planting
Symptoms
Dark sunken lesions on pods, brown spots on leaves and stems, seed discoloration
Treatment
Remove infected plants. Apply fungicides (carbendazim, mancozeb).
Prevention
Use certified disease-free seeds, practice crop rotation, avoid working in wet fields
Symptoms
Yellowing of lower leaves, splitting of pseudostem, vascular discoloration, wilting
Treatment
No cure. Quarantine affected area. Use resistant varieties for replanting.
Prevention
Plant resistant varieties (e.g. FHIA hybrids), use tissue culture plantlets, avoid contaminated tools
Symptoms
Dark streaks on leaves that enlarge to black spots, premature leaf death, reduced fruit size
Treatment
Apply fungicides (chlorothalonil, mancozeb). Remove severely affected leaves.
Prevention
Proper spacing, regular de-leafing, plant resistant varieties
Symptoms
Water-soaked lesions on leaves, white fungal growth on undersides, brown rotting tubers
Treatment
Apply fungicides immediately (metalaxyl, mancozeb). Remove and destroy infected foliage.
Prevention
Use certified disease-free seed potatoes, hill soil around stems, avoid overhead irrigation
Symptoms
Wilting of leaves, brown ring in cut tuber, ooze from cut stems, stunted growth
Treatment
No cure. Remove and destroy infected plants. Disinfect tools.
Prevention
Use certified clean seed, practice long crop rotation, plant resistant varieties