This is a soil-borne fungal disease that affects many seedlings, causing them to quickly "rot" and die, though sometimes it can hit seeds before they even germinate. Sterlizing soil will kill off the spores carrying the disease.
destruction of seedlings by one or a combination of pathogens that weaken the stem or root. A plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture
A disease that attacks seedlings, causing rotting near the soil line.
Decay of seeds in the soil or young seedlings before or after emergence.
fungus disease that attacks young seedlings and cuttings causing them to rot at the base: Over-watering is the main cause of damping-off.
is a fungal disease in the soil causing seedlings to wilt and die. Stems shrivel at the point where they emerge from the soil and they fall over.
A fungal disease that attacks seedlings and causes them to collapse.
A disease that results in the collapse and death of seedlings before or after they emerge from the soil (pre-emergence and post-emergence damping-off, respectively). Common causal agents include species of Pythium and Rhizoctonia. ( 16)