Cottony Soft Rot

Sclerotiniainfection may occur at any stage of growth, and extensive root decay will occur before symptoms of wilt and collapse appear on the above ground of the plant. Infection is always accompanied by a characteristic cottony, white mycelium that appears on the surface of the infected tissues, usually near the soil line. On or inside the white mycelium appear black, round to irregular-shaped structures (sclerotia), which are about 0.1 to 0.4 inch (0.3–1 cm) in length. Sclerotia are survival s