Source: Denise Attaway, FARM PROGRESS, 11/23/21


The South Carolina peach industry is a major contributor to the state’s economy, and the fruit is a favorite for many people, but a devastating fungus is a constant threat to this jewel of the South. The honey fungus (Armillaria tabescens) causes Armillaria root rot, also known as oak root rot. There are no controls for this disease, which costs farmers millions of dollars each year in crop losses.

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