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Root Rot
Plant disease guide · TerraceFarming
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What causes Root Rot?
Fungal infection due to overwatering and poor drainage.
How to treat Root Rot
Drench with Copper Oxychloride and stop watering immediately.
How to prevent Root Rot
Use sandy, porous soil and water only when the top 2 inches of soil are dry.
Crops commonly affected
- Adusa (Malabar Nut / Vasa)
- Agave
- Allamanda
- Alocasia
- Aloe Blizzard
- Aloe Vera
- Anthurium
- Aralia
- Araucaria
- Areca Palm
- Asafoetida (Heeng)
- Baby Sun Rose
- Bamboo Palm
- Berseem
- Bird Of Paradise
- Boston Fern
- Bottle Palm
- Bunny Ear Cactus
- Caladium
- Canna Lily
- Carmona Bonsai
- China Doll
- Chinese Elm Bonsai
- Cineraria
- Coleus
- Cordyline
- Croton
- Crown Of Thorns
- Cycas
- Cymbidium Orchid
- Daisy
- Dendrobium Orchid
- Dracaena
- Dusty Miller
- English Ivy
- Exacum
- Ficus benjamina (Weeping Fig)
- Ficus Bonsai
- Ficus Microcarpa
- Fiddle Leaf Fig
- Fittonia
- Gaillardia
- Geranium
- Gerbera
- Giloy (Heart-leaved Moonseed)
- Golden Cypress
- Golden Duranta
- Golden Fern
- Hamelia (Firebush)
- Haworthia
- Hoya
- Ixora
- Kalanchoe
- Kalmegh (King of Bitters)
- Kochia
- Lantana
- Magnolia
- Maidenhair Fern
- Manjistha (Indian Madder)
- Money Plant
- Money Tree
- Monstera
- Moringa (Drumstick / Sahjan)
- Mulethi (Licorice)
- Mussaenda
- Nasturtium
- Natal Plum (Karonda)
- Orchid
- Pandanus
- Pansy
- Peace Lily
- Peperomia
- Philodendron Oxycardium
- Philodendron Selloum
- Pilea
- Plumbago
- Poinsettia
- Pointed Gourd (Parwal)
- Rabbits Foot Fern
- Ranunculus
- Rubber Plant
- Safflower (Kusum)
- Salvia
- Satin Pothos
- Schefflera
- Spider Plant
- Stevia
- String Of Hearts
- Stromanthe Triostar
- Sweet Alyssum
- Syngonium
- Tabernaemontana
- Tarragon (Mexican/Winter)
- Torenia
- Tradescantia
- Turtle Vine
- Vanda Orchid
- Vanilla (Vanilla Orchid)
- Wrightia (Indrajao)
- Yucca
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