Southern blight

Southern blight
	Common beet showing signs of southern blight (Athelia rolfsii)
	Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Subphylum:	Agaricomycotina
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Atheliales
Family:	Atheliaceae
Genus:	Athelia
Species:	Athelia rolfsii
	Synonyms
	Sclerotium wilt; Foot rot; Sclerotium rot; Damping-off; Collar rot; Root and stem wilt of groundnut; Wilt and fruit rot; Leaf spot of yams; Neck rot of yams; Corticium rolfsii Curzi; Pellicularia rolfsii (Curzi) E. West; Botryobasidium rolfsii (Curzi) Venkatar.; Sclerotium rolfsii anamorph Sacc.;

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Southern blight (Athelia rolfsii) is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. It is a facultative plant pathogen.

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v • d • e Aubergine troubles
Adverse conditions
Diseases	Anthracnose · Black dot · Phomopsis blight · Phytophthora blight · Southern bacterial wilt · Southern blight
Pests	Aphid · Flea beetle · Greenhouse Whitefly · Pepper weevil · Red spider mite · Southern corn rootworm · Thrips

v • d • e Bean troubles
Broad bean · French bean · Runner bean
Adverse conditions	Frost · Iron deficiency · Manganese deficiency · Sun scald
Diseases	Anthracnose · Bean common mosaic virus · Brown spot · Chocolate spot · Charcoal rot · Floury leaf spot · Fusarium wilt · Grey mould · Halo blight · Phoma blight · Powdery mildew · Pythium · Rust · Sclerotinia rot · Southern blight · Tomato ringspot virus · White leaf spot
Pests	Aphid · Capsid bug · Red spider mite · Root-knot nematode · Slug · Stem and bulb nematode · Thrips

v • d • e Beet troubles
Beetroot · Perpetual spinach
Adverse conditions	Boron deficiency · Frost · Overwatering
Diseases	Bacterial blight (beet) · Beet cercospora disease · Beet curly top virus · Beet leaf curl virus · Beet necrotic yellow vein virus · Common scab · Fusarium wilt · Powdery mildew · Rhizoctonia solani · Rust · Southern blight
Pests	Cabbage Moth · Mangold fly · Swift moth

v • d • e Pepper troubles
Chilli · Sweet pepper
Adverse conditions	Calcium deficiency · Sun scald
Diseases	Anthracnose · Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper · Cucumber mosaic virus · Frogeye leaf spot · Grey mould · Phoma blight · Phytophthora blight · Sclerotinia rot · Southern blight · Tobacco etch virus · Tomato spotted wilt virus
Pests	Aphid · Chilli thrips · Leafminer · Pepper weevil · Red spider mite · Root-knot nematode

v • d • e Potato troubles
Adverse conditions	Bruising · Frost · Greening · Magnesium deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Potassium deficiency · Soft tubers · Spindly sprouts · Split roots · Sun scald
Diseases	Anthracnose · Bacterial soft rot · Black dot · Blackleg · Black potato blight · Alternaria brown spot · Common scab · Dry rot · Fusarium wilt · Gangrene · Alfalfa mosaic virus · Potato blight · Potato leaf roll virus · Potato virus Y · Skin spot · Powdery scab · Rhizoctonia solani · Septoria leaf spot · Silver scurf · Southern blight · Southern bacterial wilt · Tomato spotted wilt virus · Verticillium wilt · Wart disease
Pests	Aphid · Capsid bug · Keeled slug · Potato cyst nematode · Potato psyllid · Potato rot nematode · Root-knot nematode · Rosy rustic moth · Wireworm

v • d • e Tomato troubles
Adverse conditions	Blossom drop · Blossom end rot · Catfacing · Dry set · Frost · Greenback · Hollow fruit · Leaf roll · Leggy plants · Magnesium deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Phosphorus deficiency · Potassium deficiency · Split fruit · Sun scald · Tomato stem primordia
Diseases	Anthracnose · Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper · Black dot · Buckeye rot · Corynespora blight · Fasciation · Foot rot · Fusarium wilt · Ghost spot · Grey mould · Phoma rot · Potato blight · Potato virus Y · Rhizoctonia solani · Rhizopus soft rot · Root rot · Septoria leaf spot · Sclerotinia rot · Southern bacterial wilt · Southern blight · Stem rot · Tomato bushy stunt virus · Tomato leaf mould · Tomato ringspot virus · Tomato spotted wilt virus · Tomato yellow leaf curl virus · Verticillium wilt
Pests	Aphid · Cabbage Whitefly · Flea beetle · Greenhouse Whitefly · Leaf miner · Potato cyst nematode · Potato psyllid · Root-knot nematode · Slug

Southern blight

Common beet showing signs of southern blight (Athelia rolfsii)
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Subphylum:	Agaricomycotina
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Atheliales
Family:	Atheliaceae
Genus:	Athelia
Species:	Athelia rolfsii
Synonyms
Sclerotium wilt Foot rot Sclerotium rot Damping-off Collar rot Root and stem wilt of groundnut Wilt and fruit rot Leaf spot of yams Neck rot of yams Corticium rolfsii Curzi Pellicularia rolfsii (Curzi) E. West Botryobasidium rolfsii (Curzi) Venkatar. Sclerotium rolfsii anamorph Sacc.