Identification Symptoms

  • The infection starts at the collar region of the pseudo stem and progresses upwards as well as downwards.
  • Affected pseudo stem becomes water soaked and the rotting spreads to the rhizome resulting in soft rot. At a later stage root infection is also noticed.
  • Foliar symptoms appear as light yellowing of the tips of lower leaves which gradually spreads to the leaf blades.
  • In early stages, the middle portion of the leaves remain green while the margins become yellow.
  • The yellowing spreads to all leaves of the plant from the lower region upwards and is followed by drooping, withering and drying of pseudo Stems.