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: ...

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.

"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 ...

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 ...

The 18th hole at Pawleys Plantation, one of several area courses that have had to recover from a Pythium root rot that struck some of its greens. JANET BLACKMON MORGAN [email protected] A ...

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 ...