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Pansy > Leaves > Leaves discolored brown to black
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Root Rot
Pythium spp., Rhizoctonia solani, Thielaviopsis basicola
- Leaves turn yellow to tan and wilt
- Plants may be stunted
- The base of the stem may turn brown and crack
- Roots have brown to black sunken areas and lack root hairs
- The outer root tissue may be easily removed leaving behind thin, stringy root cores
- Lab test necessary to determine which pathogen is causing root rot
- More information on root rot
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Gray Mold
Botrytis cinerea
- Brown spots or blotches on leaves or stems
- Brown spots or blotches on flowers; flowers drop off prematurely
- As disease progresses, entire leaves, flowers and shoots turn brown
- Gray fuzzy mold develops on rotted tissue under humid conditions
- Disease develops during cool, wet weather
- More information on Gray Mold
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Anthracnose
Colletotrichum violae-tricoloris
- Tan to gray spots with dark margins on leaves
- Leaf spots may develop concentric rings like a bull’s eye as they grow larger
- Sunken brown to tan spots on stems
- Brown spotting may occur on flower petals
- More information on Anthracnose
