Mvule / Iroko Credit: Biovision-Infonet Scientific name: Milicia excelsa Order / Family: Moraceae Local Names: Boni (Minarui); Digo (Mvure); Giriama (Mvure); Kamba (Kitangure); Luhya (Murumba); Bukusu (Kumurumba); Luo (Olua); Meru (Mururi); Sanya (Mvule) Swahili (Mvule); Taveta (Murie); Teso (Eluwa); 1. Introduction General distribution: It is widespread in tropical Africa, from Guinea Bissau to Angola and Sudan to Mozambique. […]
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Quick search Avocado Diseases
Quick search Avocado Diseases
Cercospora fruit spot
Cercospora fruit spot (Pseudocercospora purpurea) Credit: Biovision-Infonet The disease is primarily a problem to quality of fruits. The severity of infection varies from season to season and can cause losses of up to 60%. The lesions appear as small light-yellow spots on fruits and leaves. They later become reddish brown and eventually become hard and […]
Anthracnose General
Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) Credit: Biovision-Infonet This fungal disease is primarily a post-harvest problem when fruit is at maturity stage. Infection takes place when fruit is still very young and the fungus stays dormant till the fruit ripens. The disease appears as depressed spots on the fruit and the spots are manifested as a rot, which […]
Avocado root rot
Avocado root rot (Phytophthora cinnamomi) Credit: Biovision-Infonet This disease can attack trees of any size and age. Leaves of infected trees are small, usually pale or yellow green, are often wilted and fall prematurely giving the tree sparse appearance. In advanced stages of the disease, branches die-back and fruit remains small and crop yield drastically […]
Avocado Scab
Scab (Sphaceloma perseae) Credit: Biovision-Infonet The fungus readily infects young, succulent tissues of leaves, twigs and fruits. Lesions appear as small dark spots, slightly raised, oval to elongated. These spots join up, giving a corky appearance to the surface of the fruits, impairing the appearance but not the internal quality of the fruit. Fruits are […]
How to make EM solution
How to make EM solution Credits: Su Kahumbu You will need the following 1 lt EM (There are many brands available, ask your agro dealer) 1 lt Mollasses 18 lt clean water 20 lt Jerry can or water bottle. NOTE: If using recycled container ensure it is cleaned and rinsed well. If it is contaminated […]
Compost Step-by-Step 1
Credits: Su Kahumbu Making compost is a good skill to have. You can make compost for your farm or to sell. Any pile of vegetative trash can be turned into valuable nutritious compost. Start by clearing an area 1 m wide by 2 m long Sort pile of vegetative waste and select the largest driest […]
Spider mites
Spider mites (Oligonychus spp.) Credit: Biovision-Infonet Attack by spider mites (Oligonychus spp.) produce circular necrotic spots covered by dense webbing. As mite populations increase feeding causes leaf drop. These mites are more damaging to ‘Haas’ variety; ‘Fuerte’ variety is less affected. Feeding by broad mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) causes leaf distortion. These tiny mites (0.1-0.2 mm long) cannot be seen with the naked […]
Bugs
Bugs (Coconut bugs, Helopeltis bugs, stink bugs)] Adult coconut bugs (Pseudotheraptus wayi) are brown in colour and 10 to 15 mm long. Nymphs are red brown to green brown in colour and have long antenna. The adults and nymphs of the coconut bug feed on young and mature avocado fruit. Bug feeding causes necrotic bruise-like depressions. A hard lump […]