left is a week ago looking too plump from overwatering, right photo is today. It has become brown and looks like it has sunken inwards. Should I behead it?
History of overwatering, underwatering, then overwatering again.
by Akira28_
left is a week ago looking too plump from overwatering, right photo is today. It has become brown and looks like it has sunken inwards. Should I behead it?
History of overwatering, underwatering, then overwatering again.
by Akira28_
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Dry rot is often caused by Fusarium oxysporum. I’ve dealt with it before. Symptoms include unilateral chlorosis (leaves turn yellow on one side of the plant), firm reddish-brown or black streaks on the stem, reduced water uptake (plant looks thirsty despite adequate watering), white fungal spores near leaf axils, and plugged vascular tissue in the stem cross-section (fungus often appears granular and reddish-brown in color). Ime, plants affected by Fusarium often drop leaves at a fast rate (starts at the bottom), and the leaf loss continues until the infection becomes incurable. At that point other pathogens can co-infect and cause concomitant soft rot.