Identification Symptoms

  • Leaves turn pale and their tips become yellow. Gradually, these symptoms spread over the entire leaf extending to leaf sheath resulting in wilting of seedlings.
  • The collar portion decays and the entire seedlings die. Infection spreads in the nursery beds resulting in death of seedlings in small patches.
  • In grown up seedlings, rotting extends from the collar region to the rhizomes resulting in their decay and ultimate death of the plant