Identification Symptoms
- Stump or brown root disease: Affected bushes show a gradual yellowing of leaves and defoliation and death of plant.
- Affected roots are brittle and show dark brown wavy lines of the
fungus.
- Red root disease: Affected bushes show a gradual yellowing of
leaves and defoliation and death of plant
- Affected roots show dark red encrustation of the fungal mycelium.
When the root is washed with water red colour of fungus mycelium could be
confirmed.
- Fusarial root disease or wilt: Affected plants show sudden wilting
and yellowing of leaves leading to defoliation and death of aerial parts.
- Roots turn brown to pinkish.