Foot rot

General Information : Appears when the soils are wet. Dark brown lesions above the collar region Symptoms : Rotting from the collar region downwards is distinct. The symptoms on the above-ground plant parts are similar to those of fusarium wilt, particularly the drooping of branches . o The stem above the rotten portion is discolored, unlike the brown-to-black discoloration in verticillium and fusarium wilts.

Control : A minor disease and does not require any specific control measure.