All diseased parts should be cut and burnt. The remaining plant be treated with a 10 percent solution of formalin. Afterward, a paste made with copper sulphate and calcium carbide be applied to that affected areas. Prevention by proper training of labor and proper animal and insect control. It is believed to be a disease of Java, and the coffee plant is the host.
Young trees wilt and die at the start of the dry season.
In India it is known as violet root rot because of the mycelium which grows on the stem. Wet or alkaline soil predisposes the attack. The cure is to improve growing conditions, add acidity to the soil, and eliminate diseased material. It is common in Mysore India, and is often attacks rubber trees too. It occurs in Java, Malaya, and the Philippines.