Expert help needed on a soil fungus attacking amorphs

From: Ty York <exoticplant07 at yahoo.com> on 2009.09.06 at 02:25:36(19943) I have some sort of white looking fungus ? in my soil attacking one of my konjacs. The leaf drooped over and I inspected and it was rotting off at the soil level. I dug up the bulb and it was fine, but the white looking fungus was on the babies and they were rotting off. I also has this attack a toad lily plant in another location and the plant died right away. Does anyone know how to stop this and what to use. I attached some pics of the konjac baby that was infected with the white stuff. I have never seen this before, but I don't want it to spread. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ty --0-2035509031-1252203936=:15360----0-1645951004-1252203936=:15360 HTML

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2009.09.06 at 17:12:00(19946) Ty, try getting some cinnamon from the kitchen and sprinkling it over the entirearea. Cinnamon is a very good fungicide and does not damage to theplant. Christopher Rogers knows a great deal about this so he can bemore specific. Steve HTML +More Ty York wrote: I have some sort of white looking fungus ? in my soilattacking one of my konjacs. The leaf drooped over and I inspected andit was rotting off at the soil level. I dug up the bulb and it wasfine, but the white looking fungus was on the babies and they wererotting off. I also has this attack a toad lily plant in anotherlocation and the plant died right away. Does anyone know how to stopthis and what to use. I attached some pics of the konjac baby that wasinfected with the white stuff. I have never seen this before, but Idon't want it to spread. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,Ty _______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --------------020704060900090202020602

From: "Christopher Rogers" <crogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2009.09.08 at 14:42:42(19969) Hiyer, Ty! I would douse the soil and tubers (not the leaves) with hydrogen peroxide. Let the tubers dry, exposed to the air for a day or so, preferably where they are getting some radiant heat, like from a bright light or the sun, and then dust well with cinnamon. The hydrogen peroxide will begin breaking down (when in contact with the fungus and soil) into water and oxygen, but should hammer the fungus at the same time. I would also let the soil dry out completely afterwards. I am sure others will have some good tricks for you as well. Good luck, Christopher HTML +More D. Christopher Rogers Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist ((,///////////=======< EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1.530.383.4798 P.O. Box 4098 Davis, CA 95616 USA Invertebrate Taxonomy Endangered Species Ecological Studies Bioassessment Invasive Species Plankton Phycology IDAHO  CALIFORNIA  MISSOURI  PENNSYLVANIA  VANCOUVER WWW.ECOANALYSTS.COM  ECO@ECOANALYSTS.COM From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Ty York Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 7:26 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Expert help needed on a soil fungus attacking amorphs I have some sort of white looking fungus ? in my soil attacking one of my konjacs. The leaf drooped over and I inspected and it was rotting off at the soil level. I dug up the bulb and it was fine, but the white looking fungus was on the babies and they were rotting off. I also has this attack a toad lily plant in another location and the plant died right away. Does anyone know how to stop this and what to use. I attached some pics of the konjac baby that was infected with the white stuff. I have never seen this before, but I don't want it to spread. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ty No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.83/2352 - Release Date: 09/07/09 18:03:00 ------=_NextPart_000_0081_01CA3057.F32D22F0 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --==============e73293599763549855==--

From: Raj Shekhar Misra <rajshekharmisra at yahoo.com> on 2009.09.09 at 04:22:45(19978) Hello, Can you tell me whether small, brownish, mustard like round and hard structures are also formed in between white fungal mycelia. If yes, the fungus is Sclerotium rolfsii. In any case, kindly drench the healthy plants with 0.1% solution of carbendazim. RSMisra Dr.Raj Shekhar Misra HTML +More Principal Scientist & Head Crop Protection Division Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Sreekariyam, Trivandrum-695017(India) Mobile Phone No. 91-9446557657 Fax-0471-2590063 Phone-0471-2598551 to 2598554 From: Ty York To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Sent: Sunday, 6 September, 2009 7:55:36 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] Expert help needed on a soil fungus attacking amorphs I have some sort of white looking fungus ? in my soil attacking one of my konjacs. The leaf drooped over and I inspected and it was rotting off at the soil level. I dug up the bulb and it was fine, but the white looking fungus was on the babies and they were rotting off. I also has this attack a toad lily plant in another location and the plant died right away. Does anyone know how to stop this and what to use. I attached some pics of the konjac baby that was infected with the white stuff. I have never seen this before, but I don't want it to spread. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ty Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click here.--0-422133069-1252470165=:24247----==============01758262621773278=

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