brown rot fungus?

Question

i have banana trees growing in my greenhouse and some have brown rot fungus what is causing it and what can i do to get rid of it

Answer 1

Brown rot fungi degrade only the cellulose in wood. In the process they modify the lignin, but do not use it for food. The rotted wood is brownish and both longitudinal and transverse cracks appear, giving the wood a cubed appearance. Only a few fungi can produce brown rot, and all are Basidiomycetes. Coniophora is a brown rot fungus that produces spore-bearing structures flat on the surface of continuously damp wood. This rot usually occurs on wood in contact with damp soil or other continuous water sources. Control of wet brown rot involves removing all of the rotted wood, and controlling the water source before the wood is replaced.


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