Unknown #3 "What is wrong with my plants?"
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Pansy plugs showing chlorotic foliage and crown rot submitted to TPDDL |
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Crown tissue embedded
in corn meal agar with hymexazol grown at 26C |
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Classic "lacy" growth habit of a Phytophthora sp. on V8 agar |
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Phytophthora sp sporangia stained with lacto-fuchsin |
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Phytophthora a fungal like organism now in the kingdom of the protist causes crown and root rots of many ornamentals. Usually compounded by overwatering, compact growing conditions or soil drainage issues.
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