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Post Harvest Diseases:: Vegetables:: Garlic

Pink rot: Pyrenochaeta terrestis
Symptom:
  • Roots are affected and they turn pink or reddish and sometimes darken to a red or purple colour
  • Black spores form on the diseased roots which eventually shrivel and die
   
  Red colour roots Black spores on roots  
Identifcation of Pathogen:
  • Pathogen - Soil borne and infection is mostly from mycelia in the soil
  • Temp - 24-28° C
Management:
  • Long rotations should be practiced to prevent build up of inoculum in the soil.
Source of Images:
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/vegetable/garlic/leaveswilt.html

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