Root Rot Types
Overview:
Root Rots are soil-based pathogens that infect plants through their root systems.
They fall into basically three types;
Pythium Root Rot:
This type of Rot invades the Root tips, causing black rot to develop.
Symptoms:
It blackens the bulbs, drains the water and hardens the root.
Plants stop growing and eventually die.
Control:
Avoid overwatering, grow in well-drained soil and practice good garden hygene with prompt removal of affected plants.
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Phytophthora Root and Crown Rot:
This type attacks the root tips and stems, forming Brown Rot.
Symptoms:
These act in a similar manner to phythium, and also manifests itself in the stems.
Control:
Avoid overwatering, grow in well-drained soil and practice good garden hygene with prompt removal of affected plants.
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Verticillium Wilt:
This type clogs the water-gathering tissues.
Symptoms:
Limp appearance and accelerated wilting.
Control:
Avoid planting in previously affected areas and fumigate the soil.