Why do the heart leaves of chili peppers shrivel and dry up?
The shriveling and drying of the heart leaves of chili peppers may be caused by a viral disease. After pepper plants are infected by a virus, a variety of symptoms can appear, generally including mosaic, fern leaf, vein clearing, stunting, yellowing, necrosis, and top dieback, among which the one that causes the heart leaves of chili peppers to shrivel and dry up is fern leaf virus disease. Once this disease occurs, it can be controlled by the following methods: ① 20% Virus A wettable powder at 500 times dilution; ② Virucide or Virus Spirit at 500 times dilution; ③ 1.5% Zhibingling emulsion at 1000 times dilution; ④ Antiviral Agent No. 1 at 400 times dilution
The shriveling and drying of the heart leaves of chili peppers may be caused by a viral disease. After pepper plants are infected by a virus, a variety of symptoms can appear, generally including mosaic, fern leaf, vein clearing, stunting, yellowing, necrosis, and top dieback, among which the one that causes the heart leaves of chili peppers to shrivel and dry up is fern leaf virus disease. Once this disease occurs, it can be controlled by the following methods: ① 20% Virus A wettable powder at 500 times dilution; ② Virucide or Virus Spirit at 500 times dilution; ③ 1.5% Zhibingling emulsion at 1000 times dilution; ④ Antiviral Agent No. 1 at 400 times dilution, sprayed once every 10 days for 3 consecutive applications.