When you see wilting leaves, check the roots of your orchid. Kondrat compares unhealthy roots to a straw that’s clogged, and, ...

Phytophthora root and crown rot is an emerging, and devastating disease that affects lavender by causing root decay, wilting, and plant decline ...

Five trials were carried out under greenhouse conditions to test the efficacy of spray programmes based on biocontrol agents, phosphite-based fertilizers and a chemical inducer of resistance ...

It was a hot, dry summer and a lot of irrigation took place. In some cases, irrigation was too frequent or too much and some landscape plants are now be suffering from root or crown rots. Plant rots ...

The roots of your tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants need plenty of room to grow, but compacted soil can limit their ability to produce healthy fruit and also promote pathogens. When tomato plants ...

Crown rot is showing up more frequently in Midwest cornfields. Plant pathologists say it's likely a multi-pathogen disease ...

"Root rot" might be the two most dreadful words in the gardening language. Healthy shrubs and flowers afflicted with root rot suddenly start to decline, and the next thing you know, they've collapsed ...

The dynamic equilibrium of an ecosystem is driven by mutual feedback interactions between plants and soil microorganisms. Asparagus exerts a particularly strong influence on its soil environment ...

Root rot is a common disease that can impact indoor and outdoor plants. The most common cause of root rot in houseplants is overwatering. Diseased roots will look darkened and mushy, and leaves and ...

Floriculture is an economically important industry in Michigan. The health of these crops is threatened by Pythium ultimum (root rot), a water mold that infects the roots of popular plants. Despite ...