🌱 Rhizoctonia Root Rot
Rhizoctonia Root Rot Disease
This disease is caused by the fungus
Rhizoctonia
,
which survives and develops in the
soil and seeds.
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Symptoms
Plants standing in the field
suddenly begin to wilt and dry up
.
When an infected plant is uprooted,
the bark of the main root
rots and can be easily separated
,
and the roots appear black.
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Management
- Before sowing, treat the seeds with Trichoderma or a suitable fungicide as a seed treatment.
- Avoid waterlogging in the field.