Pythium root and seed rot

	Symptoms : Emergence is poor because seeds are rotten. Affected seedlings are stunted. Stunted plants often die before they flower. The larger roots are necrotic, discolored, and devoid of rootlets.    Control : A minor disease and does not require any specific control measure.
Poor emergence of seedlings in certain varieties
Rotting seeds (bottom row) and healthy germinated seed (right)