Root rot may be caused by poorly drained or overwatered soil, or soil-borne pathogens and nematodes. Overwatering causes the soil around the plant to retain water, and this impedes drainage.

Root rot may be caused by poorly drained or overwatered soil, or soil-borne pathogens and nematodes. Overwatering causes the soil around the plant to retain water, and this impedes drainage.

Then there are plant-parasitic nematodes, which have a stylet, or mouth-spear, with which they pierce plant root cells, inject digestive juices and ingest plant fluids.

Soil-borne soy diseases that are on the rise in Indiana include soybean cyst nematode, new races of Phytophthora root rot, Pythium seedling blight, brown stem rot, white mold, ... Root-damaging ...

To prevent blossom end rot, make sure that you’re not letting the soil dry out too much between watering and that you are watering deep enough each time that the entire root zone is getting water.

Pest Background Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the ...

Are your pepper plants sad and droopy? These are the most common reasons why your garden's peppers are wilting (and how to fix the problem).

“All local varieties of long beans, until now, have been susceptible to aphids and root-rot nematodes,” said UC Riverside plant geneticist Bao Lam Huynh, first author of the paper.

This reduces the amount of bare soil where weed seeds can germinate and blocks sunlight, inhibiting weed growth. This ...

Climate resilient, nutritious long beans are unfortunately susceptible to aphids and nematodes. By creating four new pest-resistant varieties of the beans, scientists aim to reduce farmers' reliance ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) cause significant annual yield reductions in cucumber crops. These obligatory endoparasites inhabit plant roots, where they cause structural ...