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How do you treat Pythium root rot?

How do you treat Pythium root rot?

If Pythium root rot is a problem in turfgrass, improve drainage and do not overwater. Increase mowing height as feasible to reduce plant stress. Manage the thatch layer to allow for proper water penetration into the soil. Irrigate as needed according to evapotranspiration rates.

What does Pythium root rot look like?

Pythium root and stem rot occurs in overly wet, poorly drained soils and causes death of root tips. The result is the appearance of brown to black, soft, rotted roots. Be very gentle when washing suspect roots or you will wash off the rotted portion and see only the white inner root.

How do you fight Pythium?

Avoiding disease through the use of pathogen-free plugs and liners, new potting media and pots and using the amount of water and fertilizer for optimal crop production, help to minimize Pythium losses. But sometimes use of a fungicide or biological product is needed.

How do you treat all root rot?

Applying too much nitrogen encourages thatch to accumulate, making the turfgrass more vulnerable to disease outbreak and other environmental stress. To reduce take-all root rot, lower the soil pH to a range of about neutral to slightly acidic levels, if practical.

What causes fusarium root rot?

Fusarium root rot is caused by the fungus Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli. The Fusarium root rot fungus occurs in most cultivated soils of the region where dry beans have been grown previously; and most plants grown in these soils will become infected to some degree before they mature.

What do you spray Pythium with?

Our top recommendation to treat Pythium Blight is Mefenoxam 2AQ. Mefenoxam 2AQ is a systemic fungicide that contains the active ingredient Mefenoxam and is designed to get rid of various harmful fungal diseases, including Pythium Blight.

How fast does Pythium spread?

Under favorable conditions for disease development, mycelium can resume growth and infect a grass plant in 1-2 hours. Infection of turfgrass leaves occurs by direct penetration from vegetative hyphae or zoospores. Zoospores require free water to move and infect other turfgrass plants.