Symptoms
Damping-offThis soil fungus, along withPythiumspecies andThielaviopsis basicola,can sometimes cause damping-off of lettuce. Seedlings may be killed before or just after emergence. Infected seedlings exhibit decayed roots and brown lesions on stems. When seedlings are infected, the stem tissue collapses and plants fall over and die.Bottom rotIn some regions, particularly the San Joaquin Valley and desert areas,R. solaniinfects lettuce plants as the heads begin to form.Brown, sunken lesionsform on
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Quick Facts
Type
Fungal
Pathogen
Thielaviopsis basicola,