Damping off, Symptoms and management Damping-off: The single term to describe underground, soil-borne, or crown rots of seedlings due to syndrome complex of soil-borne fungi is known as damping off. The term covers several soil-borne diseases of plants and seed-borne fungi. It is the major problem of the nursery, seedbed, or of the home vegetable … Continue reading Damping off, Symptoms and management