One of the most elegant plants used inroom floriculture, of course, is ficus. Growing this culture, first of all, it is necessary to remember that all ficuses without exception can not tolerate the effects of direct sunlight and a draft. However, they are all light-loving, and this feature should be taken into account when planting a plant.
Unfortunately, like any other living organism,ficuses are susceptible to various diseases. Very often you can see that the ficus yellow leaves and gradually showered. There are several reasons why this phenomenon occurs.
Indoor plants like humanthe body is prone to fungal and bacterial diseases. One of the most common is anthracnose. The causative agent of this dangerous disease is various kinds of imperfect fungi belonging to the genera Gloeosporium, Colletotrichum, etc. A characteristic feature of the presence of this disease in the ficus is that characteristic dark-brown spots appear on the foliage, which later degenerate into deeper ulcers. Over time, most of the leaves are completely covered with necrotic spots that cause the death of the plant. It is necessary to fight this disease in the following way. Tear off all the anthracnosed leaves. Treat the entire plant with a systemic fungicide. Additional measures to combat anthracnose are ventilating the room, reducing watering and completely stopping spraying.
Fungi and bacteria are not the only reasonsthe occurrence of diseases in indoor plants. Often, the disease of the ficus is due to excessive watering. Dropsy is one of the most common diseases in ficuses caused by improper care. It appears in the form of cork growths, which are formed on the reverse side of foliage. Unfortunately, it is impossible to revive the leaves affected by dropsy. But if you create comfortable conditions for the ficus, new leaves will soon grow.
Watch out for the environment, do not overdo it with watering plants, and then the ficus diseases will bypass your pet side.
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