Heffer Link, V., and K. B. Johnson. 2007. White Mold. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2007-0809-01

DISEASE:  White Mold (Sclerotinia)

PATHOGENS:  Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, S. minor, and S. trifoliorum ¹

HOSTS:  legumes, sunflowers, canola, most vegetables, tobacco, many flowering bedding plants, and stone fruits

Authors
Virginia Heffer Link and
Kenneth B. Johnson, Oregon State University

Diseases caused by Sclerotinia spp., generally known as ‘white mold’, can affect hundreds of plant species including many important crops. The pathogens are favored by cool, moist conditions, but show surprisingly broad ecological distributions.

¹ The pathogen that causes dollar spot of turf historically has been called Sclerotinia homeocarpa. However, it is now generally agreed that it does not fit in the genus Sclerotinia.