Root rot

Pythium spp.
Contributor: AgriNewTech
Date Compiled: 2024
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Prevention

Solution Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale)
Reduce irrigations and avoid soil waterlogging
From Sowing/Planting to Harvest
Increase aeration and lighting of young plants
From Sowing/Planting to Harvest
Seed disinfestation
Pre-season

Control

Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Risk resistance (FRAC Code)
Trichoderma asperellum & Trichoderma gamsii
Microbiological fungicide
Apply by wetting the substrate in pre-sowing or pre-transplanting and repeat at planting or transplanting.
2 per crop cycle
(REMEDIER) Dosage: 2,5 kg/ha
Resistance not known (BM02)

Regulations surrounding chemical products can change rapidly – always verify chemicals recommended here with the most recent legislation and lists of products registered for your country
Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group Risk resistance (FRAC Code)
Fosetyl-Aluminium
Synthetic fungicide
Start of treatments since there are favorable conditions for the development of infection. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
2
(PREVICUR® ENERGY) Nursery, soil and foliar treatments possible. Read label to know dosages
Phosphonates
Low risk. (P07)
Propamocarb
Synthetic fungicide
Start of treatments since there are favorable conditions for the development of infection. Suspend treatments 3 days before harvest
2*
(PREVICUR® ENERGY) (*) Per cycle. It can be used only with drip systems or with localized distribution
Carbamates
Low to medium risk. (28)
The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.