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Aug 9, 2009 ... According to plant pathologists, this killer round of blight began with a widespread infiltration of the disease in tomato starter plants. ...
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www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/opinion/09barber.html
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Southern Blight Southern Blight manifests as a white mold growing on the stem near the soil line. Dark, round spots will appear on the lower stem and both the outer and inner stem will become discolored. Southern Blight fungus girdles the tomato stem and prevents the plant from taking up water and nutrients.
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gardening.about.com/od/vegetablepatch/a/TomatoProblems....
gardening.about.com/od/vegetablepatch/a/TomatoProblems.htm
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Early blight of tomato, caused by the fungus Alternaria solani, is perhaps the most common foliar disease of tomatoes in the Northeast and is also common on potatoes. This disease causes direct losses by the infection of fruits and indirect losses by reducing plant vigor.
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pmo.umext.maine.edu/factsht/earlytom.htm
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Plant Doctors Offer Tomato Tips to Banish Blight ... Monitor the leaves, especially lower ones, for the first symptoms of tomato early blight and Septoria leaf spot. Remove infected leaves and begin ... Remove all plant debris from the garden in the fall. Many tomato blight organisms overwinter on dried plant tissues.
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www.apsnet.org/media/press/archive/blightips.asp
www.apsnet.org/media/press/archive/blightips.asp
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More About the Tomato Blight Virus ... I lost all but one of my tomato plants. I'm getting different answers to my question regarding next year's garden. Do I have to wait three years to plant tomatoes in the same spot? What if I use the spray we successfully used to save the plants in the Spring on ... More Tomato Blight;
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www.thegardenhelper.com/blight2.htm
www.thegardenhelper.com/blight2.htm
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We do not generally recommend using fungicides for tomato blights. By the time gross symptoms appear on your plants, it is too late to apply a fungicide. If you do use a fungicide, you must use it at the very first sign of the disease. ... Tomato Blight FAQ...
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www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/AAMG/vegetables/tom...
www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/AAMG/vegetables/tomatoblight.html
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Use of integrated management practices is necessary for successful suppression of potato or tomato late blight. In the absence of sexual reproduction P. infestans requires a living host to survive between seasons.
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vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Potato_L...
vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Potato_LateBlt.htm
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However, when I took a trip out to check my tomato plants last week, I discovered the dread of every tomato gardener: blight. What causes blight? ... What harm does blight cause? Blight can completely destroy your tomato crop. If you do not attempt to ... Tomato blight, if left untreated, can completely devastate your crop.
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www.associatedcontent.com/article/286560/how_to_treat_t...
www.associatedcontent.com/article/286560/how_to_treat_tomato_blight.html
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