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Leaf Wilt on Green Bean Plants
Leaf Wilt on Green Bean Plants. Bean plants are an excellent spring and summer crop for the home garden. With extra precautions, the home gardener can avoid plant leaf wilt and have a healthy growing season and a large crop of delicious green beans.
Bean plants are an excellent spring and summer crop for the home garden. With extra precautions, the home gardener can avoid plant leaf wilt and have a healthy growing season and a large crop of delicious green beans.
Wilt
Wilt (Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens) is a bacterial infection which can cause green spots on plants leaves. Symptoms of wilt include drooping and wilted leaves as well as stunted growth.
Common Blight
Another cause of green bean leaf wilt is a bacterial infection referred to as common blight (Xanthomonas phaseoli). Common blight appears on plant leaves as a watery green spot, which later turns brown and can cause leaves to wilt.
Bean Rust
Bean rust (Uromyces phaseoli typica) effects a plants leaves through rust pustules which being appearing as small white spores which eventually turn brown. The fungus which causes bean rust if left untreated will cause leaves to wither and fall from the bean plant.
Prevention/Solution
It is important when planting beans to remember to rotate crops allowing at least two years to pass before planting in the same location. Crop rotation is an essential management tool for avoiding leaf wilt in green bean plants.
Warning
Avoiding the use of local seeds which may have disease pathogens on them lowers the risk of introducing infected seeds to the garden or farm. Commercially raised seed which is disease free is the best option for reliable seed.
