Figure 1: Ginger plants showing symptoms of rhizome rot disease. A – Healthy ginger plant; B – Infected ginger plant (4 weeks after inoculation and 8 weeks of sowing) showing wilting and drying of lower leaves and yellowing of leaf tips; C – Healthy rhizome of ginger (control); D – Infected rhizome of ginger (dark coloured putrefied rhizome).