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Symptoms vary and include rapid death of young succulent plants.
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Discoloration of taproots, longitudinal cracks of the stems, stunting, wilting and poor yields.
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Complete control of root rot and damping off is difficult, and no variety of cowpea is resistant to root rot.
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Persistent damp weather prior to development of the first true leaf and also the crowding of seedlings due to poor seed spacing may increase damping off.