Poinsettia with Root Rot

Karren WciselOctober 10, 2012

Poinsettia with Root Rot

• At first glance the plants in the following slide may look like they may need to be watered.

• If you were to remove the plant from the pot you would see that the soil is already very wet.

• These plants are suffering from root rot and have been isolated from the rest of the crop.

• Root rot is a fungal disease that is easily spread.