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Cotton Diseases Calendar

February 28, 2021

This guide is an overview of cotton diseases that may impact cotton crops throughout the growing season.


Scouting for Cotton Diseases


Six photos of rhizoctonia, pythium, black root rot, fusarium, ascochyta blight, and bacterial blight
Cotton diseases - root, seedling, foliar, stem

Photos of verticillium wilt, nematode injury, target spot, alternaria leaf spot, stemphyllum leaf spot, areolate mildew, cotton root rot, Southwestern cotton rust, boll rot
Cotton leaf, root, and boll diseases

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  • Cotton should be scouted for foliar, wilt, root, and boll diseases from fruiting to defoliation.

  • Management options can be limited for controlling mid- to late-season cotton diseases.

  • Minimizing cotton stress early in the season can help reduce the severity of diseases and help maintain cotton yield potential.

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