Fusarium Rot Disease (Yellows) of Ginger
Fusarium oxysporum
Gingerfungal
A progressive fungal disease causing yellowing from the lower leaves upward and dry rhizome rot.
Symptoms
Progressive yellowing starting from the lower leaves and moving upward, along with a dry rot of the rhizome.
Favorable conditions
- •Infested soil
- •Continuous ginger cropping without rotation
Management
- 1Use disease-free seed rhizomes
- 2Rotate crops
- 3Treat seed before planting
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