HPIPM:Damping Off and Seedling Blights

Author: Howard F. Schwartz

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Fungi
Phylum	Basidiomycota
Subphylum	Agaricomycotina
Class	Agaricomycetes
Order	Cantharellales
Family	Ceratobasidiaceae
Genus	Rhizoctonia

Scientific Name

Rhizoctonia solani

Scientific Name Synonyms

Moniliopsis aderholdii

Corticium solani

Rhizoctonia napaeae

Thanatephorus cucumeris

Common Name

Rhizoctonia damping-off, blight and rot

(Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium spp.): pre or post emergence wilting and death of seedlings. Roots and hypocotyls are discolored, water-soaked and/or rotted. Other controls include crop rotation, deep tillage and recommended planting date.

Chemical Control

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