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How can I install my trap

General Chikwawa,Malawi

Trap Installing

Asked by: Kumbukani Chabwera (1 point) Posted:July 15, 2019

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How to revive my dying/diseased purple leaf plum tree?

Plum and prune Pennsylvania

I recently moved to Penn State. I have this tree in my front yard (attached pic) and I believe it to be purple leaf plum tree. It looks like its covered in fungus, and has a few dead branches, which I am pruning later this week. It also has a few new leaves which I guess means it's not completely...

Asked by: maria (1 point) Posted:July 14, 2019

0 answers 5 views

Avocado leaves turning brown

Avocado Georgia

This is my first avocado 18 months old just transplanted this early spring into a larger container. I've noticed some Browning on various places on the leaf I'm familiar with tip burn and this is not that. I don't want to lose this plant any suggestions about what it is.

Asked by: David Urmetz Jr (1 point) Posted:July 14, 2019

0 answers 3 views

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There is a white spongy growth on the soil line of my orange tree. Should I be concerned?

Orange California

Orange tree disease

Asked by: Tim Starks (1 point) Posted:July 13, 2019

0 answers 4 views

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Big Data

Big Data in Agriculture Indiana

What are the applications of big data in agriculture?

Asked by: sangeetha (1 point) Posted:July 13, 2019

0 answers 5 views

Growth points of the cucumber producing fruits

Cucumber growth points

Cucumber Ghana

Should I prune growth points that are producing fruits?

Asked by: Bryt (1 point) Posted:July 12, 2019

0 answers 9 views

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Red Inside of bell pepper

Pepper, bell Washington

I recently used a green bell pepper for a meal, and when I cut it up, I noticed that the normally white area within the top of the pepper where seeds are was red. It was spotted with dark red dots and looked like had it gone bad, but there was no mold, just the dots. What were the dots? Is the...

Asked by: freja (1 point) Posted:July 12, 2019

0 answers 7 views

What are these lesions on my cucumber plants?

Cucumber London, Canada

I am wondering what these lesions are, and if they pose a threat to my plants.

Asked by: Sarah McDonald (1 point) Posted:July 11, 2019

0 answers 16 views

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banana plant disease detection using image processing

Banana Ethiopia

Where can I find images/datasets of healthy and diseased banana plants' leaves? I tried to look from the plantvillage.org but their image database was not found. Please help me guys, I will use it for disease detection using image processing

Asked by: wondatir (1 point) Posted:July 11, 2019

0 answers 9 views

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Cassava

PlantVillage Croatia

Is it a opensource project? Can I contribute to this project?

Asked by: Andi (1 point) Posted:July 9, 2019

0 answers 16 views

Cocoa Mealybug

Cacao Nigeria

Hello, I have read many articles with different scientific names and pictures for cocoa mealybug. I have also seen the species shown in your article on the pest of cocoa tree. How did you come about the name cocoa mealybug, is it because it was found on a cocoa tree or a moecular identification...

Asked by: Emem Kingsley-Umana (1 point) Posted:July 4, 2019

1 answer 38 views

1 1/2 year old vanilla with disease

Vanilla Panama

My vanilla has shown signs of some sort of rot, it is the part of the vine directly attached to the tap root. My question is what are recommendations to keep it alive and prevent this from happening again?

Asked by: Heather (1 point) Posted:July 3, 2019

0 answers 19 views

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Opportunity to represent your technology offerings for India and South Asia

Big Data in Agriculture India

Hello, we are a Digital Transformation startup, headquartered in India but with a global mission. With strong focus around the digital offerings like AI, Blockchain, Data and Analytics, we are building a strong engagement model to provide and support technologies aimed at helping the huge...

Asked by: Sanjeev Janjire (1 point) Posted:July 1, 2019

1 answer 61 views

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soybean disease

Soybean India

how can i get the images database of various soybean diseases

Asked by: ranish (1 point) Posted:July 1, 2019

1 answer 40 views

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cassava diseases

Cassava (manioc) Busia County,Kenya

why is that on one plant you can get about three different diseases?

Asked by: eunice (1 point) Posted:June 26, 2019

1 answer 39 views

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rice production

General Madina,Ghana

how is rice harvested

Asked by: nanayaw (1 point) Posted:June 23, 2019

1 answer 50 views

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bean seedling

Bean Nigeria

wants to know everything about the bean seedling

Asked by: george (1 point) Posted:June 16, 2019

2 answers 83 views

My mulberry tree's leaves turn to brown and dry.

Mulberry Malaysia

As the left tree in the picture, My mulberry leaves get dry and turn to brown color. After that they dropped. During 2~3days, the tree lost 70%+ of leaves already. I'd like to know what happens at here. * Here is Malaysia, the weather is summer always. * It happens after bear...

Asked by: Cloud (1 point) Posted:June 16, 2019

2 answers 100 views

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review of data

PlantVillage Gayaza,Uganda

with the old version, we has a provision for review data to validate records before they go into the cloud. this provision is not available with this new App version.

Asked by: Benius Tukahirwa (1 point) Posted:June 16, 2019

1 answer 76 views

Corb/tassel combination?

Maize (corn) Pretoria,South Africa

Found this in a small scale farmer's maize field and i could not understand what was the cause, anybody with an idea? Unfortunately i tried uploading a picture with no luck

Asked by: Tebogo Mailula (1 point) Posted:June 15, 2019

1 answer 86 views

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Blueberry plants with white webs encasing rolled leaves

Blueberry Washington

Several of my 12 blueberry plants have numerous white webs encasing rolled leaves, usually near dried berry flowers. Still producing numerous berries. I need help identifying this pest. My local extension could not.

Asked by: Mary (1 point) Posted:June 15, 2019

0 answers 33 views

FRUIT LARVA

Quince Fall armyworm Iran

WHATS THIS LARVA ?

Asked by: golsam (1 point) Posted:June 15, 2019

1 answer 54 views

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Sweet Peach

Peach California

Hello, Every year my peach tree produced juicy and very sweet peaches, but this year it is just juicy but NOT sweet at all, any idea?

Asked by: albert (1 point) Posted:June 14, 2019

0 answers 45 views

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leaf eaten by faw above 5%

Maize (corn) Mymensingh,Bangladesh

Need control measure

Asked by: M Raisul Haider (1 point) Posted:June 14, 2019

0 answers 35 views

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plant village NURU

General Tanzania

need help on resetting my password

Asked by: NEEMA (1 point) Posted:June 13, 2019

0 answers 34 views

Stunted growth

Cacao Nigeria

We have plant cocoa (Cacao) since 2016 but the growths as been really bad. There is no shade, also no water on the farm. This year we try and provide shade with Plantain and since it started rain no sign of change. I really do suspect the soil. Pls what can we use to improve the soil, fertilizers...

Asked by: Zulu Abdulhamid Opeyemi (1 point) Posted:June 12, 2019

0 answers 44 views

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banana buncytop

Banana Mymensingh,Bangladesh

how to control

Asked by: M Raisul Haider (1 point) Posted:June 12, 2019

1 answer 53 views

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Fungus on Dixie ButterPea

Pea Kentucky

Seeds have germinated, growing slowly, new leaves are "crinkling" and have brown streaks. Have not fertilized with any chemical, have been top watering, when necessary, but, we do get plenty of rain. Can this be fungus? If so, what "organic" solution would you suggest?

Asked by: Kay Phillips (1 point) Posted:June 11, 2019

0 answers 38 views

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Powdery mild ( leveillula taurica) disease on tomato leaves

Tomato Macedonia

Hello, I need dataset containing images of tomato leaves which have powdery mild disease. I am not sure if powdery mild and leveillula taurica is the same so excuse me if I am wrong about that. I looked at your dataset on github and couldn't find such images. Can you please send me the dataset...

Asked by: Bojana Mijalcheva (1 point) Posted:June 9, 2019

0 answers 43 views

Cracking of cherry fruit and its treatment.

Cherry (including sour) India

What is the nature of the cracking in cherry fruit and how to minimise its impact?

Asked by: waseem shafi (7 points) Posted:June 8, 2019

0 answers 40 views