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  • Image: White Mold 1
    Credit: William M. Brown Jr., Bugwood.org
  • Image: White Mold 2

    Credit: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

  • Image: White Mold 3

    Credit: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

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green arrowWhite Mold
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

  • Roots quickly become soft and watery
  • Leaves are dark brown and covered in fluffy white fungal growth in humid conditions
  • Infected roots may first appear healthy but quickly turn gray
  • Cottony white fungal growth develops on root
  • Hard black round to oblong sclerotia form in white fungal growth
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  • Image: Bacterial Soft Rot 1
    Credit: Don Edwards, University of California Statewide IPM Program
  • Image: Bacterial Soft Rot 2

    Credit: Marita Cantwell, University of California Statewide IPM Program

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green arrowBacterial Soft Rot
Erwinia carotovora subsp. Carotovora

  • Rotted sections of the root may dissolve into liquid when carrots are pulled
  • Dark sunken, soft mushy cavities may form in the root
  • Eventually part or all of the root becomes soft, watery, and slimy
  • When root damage is severe, leaves turn yellow and wilt
  • A foul odor may be present with the rot
  • Common in very wet heavy soils

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