Why brown spots appear on carrot tops: an agronomist explains
Are brown spots starting to appear on the tops of the carrots growing in your garden?
This factor indicates that the garden crop has been attacked by a pathogenic fungus.
As a rule, this disease affects young crops and rapidly developing tuber crops, as explained by agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh.
The expert also indicated what other signs indicate that carrots are infected with a pathogenic fungus.
Take note
Take a closer look at the tops. You will see small greenish-brown spots oozing moisture.
If the weather is cloudy outside, the spots will have a pale gray color.
The lesions themselves resemble in structure a multitude of black dots, which are growths that produce spores.
Eventually, the infected tops begin to shrivel and die, giving the appearance of being burned.
To stop the spread of the disease, it is extremely important to promptly treat infected carrots with appropriate fungicides.
