Question

What is little leaf and motile leaf disease?

Answer 1

Little leaf disease:

1. It is the condition where leaves become distorted, sickle-shaped and get clustered to form rosettes.
2. It is caused due to deficiency of zinc.
3. It is seen in apples and peaches.

Motile leaf disease:

1. It is the patchy appearance of green and non-green areas of a leaf.
2. It is caused due to the deficiency of zinc and molybdenum.

Answer 2

Answer:

Little leaf disease:

Littleleaf disease is caused by the fungus Phytopthora cinnamomi. Several factors contribute to the disease complex including: low soil fertility (mainly nitrogen deficiency), heavy clay soils or soils with a hardpan, poor soil drainage, and the presence of nematodes and the Pythium fungus.

It is the condition where leaves become distorted, sickle-shaped and get clustered to form rosettes.

Motile leaf disease:

It is the patchy appearance of green and non-green areas of a leaf.

It is caused due to the deficiency of zinc and molybdenum.