Warm and dry soil prior to planting followed by wet conditions after planting favors disease. Promote good soil conditions that favor rapid seedling development. Avoid herbicide or other chemical damage. Avoid planting too deeply and compacting soil. Click on an image to display it in larger detail.
Dead leaves remain attached to stems.
Tan to white lesions at nodes can girdle stems. Cottony fungal growth may be present on diseased plant parts. Cool, wet weather favors disease. Sclerotia in soil, infected crop residue, seed. Sclerotia may survive for up to 7 years.