What Is The White Stuff Round The Roots Of My Lettuce Plants?

Question

Half my salad leave plants died in spite of being regularly watered. Obliging them up I found whitestuffround the roots. Is it a blight of some kind? If so, how can prevent it?

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Answer 1

It could be white mold. Was it also at the crown of the plant? These articles tell more:

https://blogs.cornell.edu/livegpath/gallery/lettuce/white-mold-aka-drop-on-lettuce/

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/lettuce/diseases-affecting-lettuce.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/lettuce/sclerotinia-symptoms-in-lettuce.htm