Root rot

Pythium sp.
Contributor: Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentaries
Date Compiled: 2025
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Prevention

Solution Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale)
Avoid waterlogging in the soil.
From Sowing/Planting to Harvest
Crop rotations

Monitoring

Solution
Observation: presence/absence

Control

Regulations surrounding biological products can change rapidly – always verify products 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)
Trichoderma asperellum (CEPA T25)
Microbiological fungicide
5
(TUSAL® ) Dosage: 0,5 - 1 Kg/ha
Trichoderma asperellum (CEPA T34)
Microbiological fungicide
BBCH 10 - 79
6
(T34 BIOCONTROL® ) Dosage: 10 g/m3
Tricoderma harzianum rifai (strain T-22)
Microbiological fungicide
1
(TRIANUM G® ) Dosage: 10 - 25 Kg/ha
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.