What to Do About Celery Heart Rot? Detailed Explanation of Effective Control Methods

Celery heart rot is a common physiological disease in celery cultivation. Its main cause is calcium deficiency in the plant. In severe cases, it causes the heart leaves to rot, seriously affecting the quality and yield of celery and reducing farmers' income. So how should celery heart rot be controlled? Let's take a look at the detailed explanation below.

1. Symptoms of Heart Rot

Heart rot is also called heart rot disease. It mainly damages the heart leaf area. When the disease occurs, the growing point of the heart leaf turns brown, then gradually spreads, causing the heart leaf to wither and scorch. As the disease develops, the root crown of the celery also dies successively. This phenomenon is generally rarely seen in the early growth stage, and mainly occurs when the plant has 11-12 leaves and the heart leaf is growing.

2. Causes of Occurrence

This is one of the three major physiological diseases during celery growth. The main cause is calcium deficiency in the plant. A lack of calcium and boron elements in the soil causes the plant to lack these nutrients. When the salt concentration in the soil is relatively high, it affects the absorption of calcium by the celery root system. In addition, when the soil is too dry and nitrogen fertilizer is applied excessively, the absorption of calcium by the root system is also inhibited. All of these causes may lead to celery heart rot. After heart rot occurs, if the environment is humid, the heart leaf will become infected and rot.

3. Control Methods

Scientific formula fertilization should be adopted, and the content of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other trace elements in the soil should be reasonably regulated to ensure balanced nutrients for the plant. Choose non-saline-alkali land with relatively high and dry terrain for planting. Flood irrigation should not be used. Apply more farmyard manure or organic fertilizer and less chemical fertilizer. Take cooling measures during high-temperature periods. During seedling raising, the soil should undergo strict disinfection measures. When the disease occurs, promptly remove diseased leaves or diseased plants, take them out of the field and burn them, spread quicklime on the diseased planting holes, and spray a low-concentration calcium nitrate solution.

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