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Charcoal rot
Cucumber Charcoal Rot
Charcoal rot on a cucumber
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Ascomycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Incertae sedis
Family: Incertae sedis
Genus: Macrophomina
Species: M. phaseolina
Synonyms
Fruit rot

Vine decline
Botryodiplodia phaseoli (Maubl.) Thirum., (1953)
Dothiorella cajani (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler) Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler, (1925)
Dothiorella phaseoli (Maubl.) Petr. & Syd., (1927)
Dothiorella philippinensis (Petr.) Petr., (1927)
Fusicoccum cajani (Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler) Samuels & B.B. Singh, (1986)
Macrophoma cajani Syd., P. Syd. & E.J. Butler, (1916)
Macrophoma corchori Sawada, (1916)
Macrophoma phaseoli Maubl., (1905)
Macrophoma phaseolina Tassi,: 9 (1901)
Macrophoma sesami Sawada, (1922)
Macrophomina phaseoli (Maubl.) S.F. Ashby, (1927)
Macrophomina philippinensis Petr., (1923)
Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taubenh.) E.J. Butler, (1925)
Rhizoctonia lamellifera W. Small, (1924)
Sclerotium bataticola Taubenh., (1913)
Tiarosporella phaseoli (Maubl.) Aa, (1977)

Tiarosporella phaseolina (Tassi) Aa, (1981)

Charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) is a soilborne fungus, which can infect the roots and lower stem of over 500 species of plant.[1]

Symtpoms[]

Fabaceae[]

It causes seed and seedling rots, wilt, root and stem rots, leaf spot, rotting of developing pods and seed, early maturation, chlorosis and incomplete pod filling.[1]

Grasses[]

The fungus causes a stalk rot during hot, dry conditions.[1]

Treatment[]

None.

Prevention[]

Practice a three- or four-year crop rotation. Earlier planting will result in plants growing a larger, shading canopy thus reducing soil temperatures and conditions conducive to the fungus. Avoid overcrowding. Provide sufficient levels of phosphorus and potassium. Maintain moisture, apply a mulch if necessary.[1]

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