Bean Anthracnose: Complete Treatment Guide

Bean Anthracnose

What is Bean Anthracnose?

Symptoms

  • Dark sunken lesions
  • Reddish borders
  • Brown leaf spots
  • Stem lesions
  • Pod damage
  • Plant death

What Causes Bean Anthracnose?

  • Colletotrichum lindemuthianum
  • Infected seed
  • Splashing water
  • High humidity
  • Warm temperatures
  • Previous infection

How to Treat Bean Anthracnose

Organic Treatments

  • Copper fungicide
  • Clean seed
  • Remove infected plants
  • Crop rotation
  • Clean practices
  • Organic sprays

Chemical Treatments

  • Protective fungicide
  • Seed treatment
  • Regular spraying
  • Systemic products

Cultural Controls

  • Disease-free seed
  • Crop rotation
  • Plant spacing
  • Good drainage
  • Clean practices
  • Regular monitoring

How to Prevent Bean Anthracnose

  • Clean seed
  • Resistant varieties
  • Proper spacing
  • Good drainage
  • Field sanitation
  • Weather monitoring

Recommended Fertilizers for Bean Anthracnose

  • Balanced nutrition
  • Plant strengtheners
  • Disease resistance
  • Growth promoters