flamiinngo/agronomy-qa-agriculture huggingface dataset:
Question: How does downy mildew spread and survive?
Answer: It spreads through sporangia by wind, rain, etc. Oospores are present in infected leaves, shoots, and berries. Dormant mycelium can be found in infected twigs. Optimum temperature for spread is 20-22°C with a relative humidity of 80-100 percent.
Question: How does Bird's Eye Spot/Anthracnose spread and survive?
Answer: It spreads through seed-borne infected vine, cuttings, and air-borne conidia. It also survives as dormant mycelium in infected stem-cankers. Warm wet weather and low-lying, badly drained soils favor its spread and survival.
Question: What are the characteristics of Cercospora capsici, the pathogen causing cercospora leaf spot in chilli plants?
Answer: Stromata are well-developed. Conidiophores are 30-60 x 4.5 - 5.5 micrometer. Conidia are subhyaline to colored, acicular to obculate.
Question: What is the pathogen causing Bird's Eye Spot/Anthracnose in grapes?
Answer: The pathogen is Gloeosporium ampelophagum (Elsinoe amphelina). Its mycelium is septate and dark-colored. Conidia are single-celled, oval, and hyaline.
Question: How can Bird's Eye Spot/Anthracnose in grapes be managed?
Answer: Removal of infected twigs and application of Copper oxychloride 0.2% or Mancozeb 0.25%.