Before you start studying methods for combating coccomycosis, you should understand what it is. Coccomycosis is a fungal disease characterized by reddish-brown spotting. This disease is easy to recognize, but getting rid of it will require a lot of work. Coccomycosis is a disease of all types of stone fruit garden trees, not just cherries.
Fighting the disease
Diseases such as coccomycosis are difficult to fight, since this disease is a fungal parasite. Therefore, to get rid of it, preventive procedures are carried out. Gardeners also need to carefully check cherry leaves after heavy rains. If you overlook even one outbreak, coccomycosis will spread, since the spores of the coccomycosis are carried to other trees by the wind. Below are options for combating coccomycosis fungus.
Root and foliar procedures
To increase resistance to diseases, root and foliar procedures are carried out for cherries, for example, with Bordeaux mixture. To improve the condition of the cherry, mineral fertilizers are applied. Such fertilizers are used in the spring. Mineral fertilizers are divided into liquid and solid.
Liquid fertilizers are used according to a specific technique. Pre-prepared liquid is poured into the roots. Solid fertilizers are used differently. Before starting the procedure, the soil around is loosened. Either powder or special granules are introduced into it.
Removal of affected parts
If, after taking precautions, the fungus does not go away, then move on to effective methods of control. You should look through the infected parts and identify damaged branches. After detection, it is necessary to cut down branches whose leaves are infected.
The branches should not be thrown away, otherwise the disease will spread to other, uninfected plants. Therefore, after the branches are cut down, everything should be burned. After this, the trees are usually treated with special fertilizers. Treated with both chemical and mineral compounds.
Digging the soil
Under bad weather conditions, any cherry variety, even the most resistant to coccomycosis, can become infected. In order to minimize the likelihood of infection, you should thoroughly dig up the soil in the garden before cherry seedlings are planted in it. It is best to do this in early spring. Digging of the soil is carried out using special equipment. A fork is used to loosen it, and then a rake is used to level the surface.
Medicinal solutions
The tree is treated with special medicinal solutions to ensure that healthy leaves are not susceptible to the spread of infection. For example, “Abiga-Peak” is suitable. To work with medicinal solutions, gardeners purchase high-quality containers with the ability to spray. These sprayers treat tree leaves, as well as roots for prevention.
To prevent cherry infection and get a decent harvest, you need to check the trees daily for damage and disease. If a fungal disease appears, do not delay treatment.Otherwise, the harvest will be impossible to save.
