Pesticide Damage

Herbicides:
  • 2,4-D
damaged tomato plant
Photo courtesy of T.A. Zitter, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: fernleaf-like symptoms of foliage with leaf curl and plant stunting.

damaged tomato plant
Photos courtesy of A.F. Sherf, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: plant stem deformed with aerial foot initials.

damaged tomato plants
Photos courtesy of A.F. Sherf, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: stem and crown damage with swelling and loss of roots. The whole plant may be stunted.

damaged tomato plant
Photo courtesy of J. Arboleya, INIA, Las Brujas, Uruguay.

Symptoms: plant stunting and leaf rolling with chlorosis in the leaf center. Degree of damage depends on dosage and plant stage at exposure.

Insecticides:
  • Malathion
damaged tomato plant
Photo courtesy of A.F. Sherf, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: decline in vigor and leaf marginal chlorosis and necrosis.

  • Thiodan
damaged tomato plant
Photo courtesy of A.F. Sherf, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: extensive defoliation, including loss of stems and petioles.

 

More information/prepared by:

  • For more information, please contact:
    Meg McGrath – mtm3@cornell.edu & Chris Smart – cds14@cornell.edu
  • Originally prepared for Vegetable MD Online by Thomas A. Zitter.