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Heart rot fungi

Nature

Diseases caused by heart rot fungi may be classified into trunk, butt and root rots, all of which cause damage of economic significance. Root rot is especially insidious because it is difficult to determine the extent of the infection without seriously harming or killing the host tree. The incidence of heart rot causes much wastage during logging.

Incidence

The fungi are most prevalent in forests in areas with high rainfall, such as northern India.

Broader

Related

Value

Rot
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Plant life » Thallophyta, bryophyta, pteridophyta
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020