rots (Great Plains); seedling blight (Great Plains). Indian ricegrass {Oryzopsis hymenoides) : Seedling blight (far West) ; common root rot and crown rot (far West) ; rhizoctonia rot (scattered) ; snow molds (Pacific Northwest); seed rots (general); root necrosis and crown rots (far West). Kentucky bluegrass {Poa pratensis): Dollar spot (Northeast) ; brown patch (general); foot rot, Helminthosp...

many fungi cause sugar beet root rot during various stages of the plant growth. among them rhizoctonia spp. induce crown rot, dry rot and violet root rot on sugar beet (whitney and duffos,1986). root rot caused by phytophthora drechsleri has been observed in fields with excessive moisture (habibi,1975). pythium aphanidermatum has been recognized as one of the causal agents of sugar beet, dampin...

The root rots of wheat, oats, barley, and rye are among the least conspicuous diseases of cereals, but they are among the most destructive. They are caused by many species of fungi, which are widespread and live on or in seed, soil, and dead plant refuse. They attack a large number of hosts and thrive under a wide range of conditions. To the many types of root rots in cereal crops many names ha...

A survey was conducted in 2010-2011 rabi cropping season to obtain information on the distribution and incidence of chickpea diseases in respect to soil type, cultivar used, seed treatment in central and southern parts of India. Local cultivars predominated in most farmers’ fields (25% 48%). 63% of the farmers were practices seed treatment with fungicide. Dry root rot and collar rot diseases we...

9 CHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 76(2) APRIL-JUNE 2016 Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) root rot is an important disease of soybean under continuous cropping, and root rot is widely distributed throughout the world. This disease is extremely harmful, and it is difficult to prevent and control. The study aimed to elucidate the composition of root rot pathogenic fungal communities in th...

Root rot symptoms caused by Leptosphaeria maculans were first reported in Australian canola crops in 2001 but little is known about their importance and prevalence. In a survey of over 100 commercial canola crops in southern NSW, all paddocks had plants with root rot symptoms in 2004, whilst 86% of paddocks did in 2003. Across the two seasons surveyed, there was a strong relationship (r = 0.63)...