Damping-off, root rot and necrotic lesions were observed on sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) seedlings in the Kafrelsheikh Governorate, northern part of Nile River delta, Egypt. Pythium aphanidermatum was identified as causal agent using morphology asexual sexual morphs molecular studies. This is first record P.

Soybean plants doubted to be infcted with damping-off were collected from different naturaly infected districts of Dakahlia Governorate. Frequency the isolated pathogens revealed that Fusarium solani, oxysporum, Rizoctonia Pythium ultimum and Macrophomina Phaseolina. most aggressive pathogenic fungi causing highest percentage pre-emergence in Giza 35and 111soybean cultivars. Among five fungi, o...