1. Replanting must be done once severe pre-emergence damping off is observed. 2. It s used to prevent seed decay and pre-emergence damping off . 3. Post-emergent damping off is a further delay in attack of " Rhizoctonia solani ". 4. Seedlings may be killed by " Pythium " damping off . 5. Some species also cause damping off , killing seeds or seedlings during or before germination. 6. Fungal diseases, mainly damping off , are a danger. 7. They cause seed decay and pre-and post-emergence damping off when the soil is flooded after planting. 8. It is also active against certain oomycetes, such as Pythium, making it useful for controlling damping off . 9. Cheshunt compound, a mixture of copper sulfate and ammonium carbonate, used in horticulture to prevent damping off in seedlings. 10. Start the seeds in a sterile soilless mix, which safeguards against " damping off , " in which fungal diseases rot the stems.