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	<title>Cahri's Bugs Online &#187; Plant Diseases</title>
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		<title>Blossom End Rot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blossom end rot on fruits such as tomatoes occurs because the plant is deficient in calcium. It also attacks peppers, watermelon, squash, eggplant and sometimes cucumbers. 
 
Blossom End Rot (left)-University of Kentucky, Blossom End Rot on watermelon-Tom Isakeit

It starts out as a small watery looking spot that turns brown and begins widening as the fruit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botrytis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 21:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botrytis is a fungus disease and is also known as gray mold. It is found where temperatures are cool, rainy in spring and a very mild summer.
 
Botrytis (left)-University of California, Botrytis on strawberry (right)-Cornell University

It attacks most ornamentals, perennials, annuals, a host of vegetables and fruits. Two other types are specific to tulips (also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 21:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black spot is a fungus that attacks mostly roses and it survives in rose leaf litter and also overwinters in it. This condition can be deadly. It starts off with small black to purple spots that spread rapidly. Black spot can cause defoliation in no time if left uncontrolled. Black spot occurs in areas of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Powdery Mildew</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Powdery Mildew is a Fungal Disease that spreads rapidly. It looks like white powder and starts in small patches. The spores of this fungus is airborne and can be transferred from plant to plant with insects. 
 
Powdery Mildew-New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, A serious powdery mildew infestation (right)-AgricoCanada

If not treated quickly it can result in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is N-P-K ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2005 22:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nitrogen-N, Phosphorous and Potash (phosphate)-P, Potassium-K, if a plant is deficient in any of these, they will eventually die. See the table below which shows several organic products and their NPK ratings: (numbers are approximate and may vary depending on brands)
Nitrogen-N
(Nitrogen deficiency on maple)
Nitrogen is the first letter N on a bag of fertilizer. Nitrogen [...]]]></description>
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