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Early Blight

Fungal

Plant disease guide — symptoms, causes, treatment, and prevention.

symptoms

Symptoms

  • circleBrown spots with concentric rings (target pattern)
  • circleYellow halos around spots
  • circleLower leaves affected first
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Causes

Caused by Alternaria solani. Spreads in warm, wet weather.

healing

Treatment

Remove infected leaves. Apply copper or chlorothalonil fungicide.

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Prevention

Crop rotation. Resistant varieties. Mulch to prevent soil splash.