The plant parasite species Pythium lurks in virtually every agricultural field and commonly causes damping-off, which weakens or kills seeds or seedlings, and root and stem rot, which can kill plants.

Rodents and insects and fungus. Oh, my! In their turf-care work, superintendents stand on guard against a host of invaders, which can vary by region and season. While most of these intruders can be ...

Root rot of macabo (Xanthosoma sp.) is an economically important disease limiting the macabo production in the lowland forest area of Cameroun. The disease appears in two different forms: Dwarfing: ...

Pythium is a soilborne pathogen that is present in nearly all soybean fields and causes seedling rot and/or damping-off. There is a broad range of Pythium species, meaning the disease can be active at ...

Floriculture is an economically important industry in Michigan. The health of these crops is threatened by Pythium ultimum (root rot), a water mold that infects the roots of popular plants. Despite ...

Feast or famine seems to be the mode for rainfall in our area. Excessive rain from recent storms has stressed area lawns. Callers describe either thinning lawns with dead patches or lawns that are off ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The severity of a groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) pod rot caused by Pythium spp. was found to depend on crop rotation. In order to evaluate ...

"Root rot" might be the two most dreadful words in the gardening language. Healthy shrubs and flowers afflicted with root rot suddenly start to decline, and the next thing you know, they've collapsed ...