Bean White Mold: Complete Treatment Guide

Bean White Mold

What is Bean White Mold?

Symptoms

  • White cottony growth
  • Soft watery tissue
  • Black sclerotia
  • Stem lesions
  • Plant wilting
  • Pod damage

What Causes Bean White Mold?

  • Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
  • Cool temperatures
  • High humidity
  • Dense canopy
  • Poor air flow
  • Previous infection

How to Treat Bean White Mold

Organic Treatments

  • Beneficial fungi
  • Proper spacing
  • Canopy management
  • Remove infected parts
  • Clean practices
  • Air circulation

Chemical Treatments

  • Preventive fungicide
  • Timing sprays
  • Systemic products
  • Regular treatment

Cultural Controls

  • Wide spacing
  • Air circulation
  • Crop rotation
  • Canopy management
  • Clean practices
  • Regular monitoring

How to Prevent Bean White Mold

  • Proper spacing
  • Good drainage
  • Crop rotation
  • Clean practices
  • Resistant varieties
  • Field selection

Recommended Fertilizers for Bean White Mold

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