Sclerotinia stem rot

Rotting of branches     General Information: caused by Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum. Excessive vegetative growth, high soil moisture, and cool weather (20oC) favor disease development. It can affect the crop at any stage.       Symptoms : Chlorotic or drying branches or whole plants scattered in the field. Such drying plants or branches rot at the collar region or at any point on the branch. Plants/branches turn yellow, or droop while remaining green. Later dry up and turn straw colored. A web of white mycelial strands appears at the collar region and above and may cover the base of the branches. Whitish or brownish mycelial strands on branches, or inside the stem . Lesiona on the stem and drying branches

Control : A minor disease and does not require any specific control measure.