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Disease

Fusarium Wilt :

Disease ID : ToPDB_DD019

Summary :

Introduction : Fusarium wilt is a common soil-borne fungal disease of Tomato crop and responsible for the huge loss in tomato cultivation.

Pathogen cause : Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici

Host distribution : Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum lycopersicum

Sign and Symptoms:

Leaf yellowing and wilting that progress upward from the base of the stem. Initially, only one side of a leaf midrib, one branch, or one side of a plant will be affected. The symptoms soon spread to the remainder of the plant Wilted leaves usually drop prematurely.

Etiology:

Fusarium wilt is a soil-borne disease caused by Fusarium oqysporum f. sp. lycopersici, which enters the plant through the roots. The fungus grows up through the woody tissue and produces toxic substances that cause the plant to yellow, wilt, and die.

Gene(s) Resposible for Disease:

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Control:

Biocontrol: Endophytic Bacillus and Beauveria

Chemical control: 2-aryl-6,7-methylenedioxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2-ium bromides

Bibliography :

Combination of endophytic Bacillus and Beauveria for the management of Fusarium wilt and fruit borer in tomato, Prabhukarthikeyan R., Saravanakumar D. and Raguchander T., Pest Management Science, 2013, 81(3):67-9. PMID: 24376014.

Synthesis and in vitro antifungal activities of new 2-aryl-6,7-methylenedioxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2-ium bromides, Yang X., Yao Y., Qin Y., Hou Z., Yang R., Miao F. and Zhou L. , Chemical Pharmaceutical Bulletin (Tokyo), 2013, 61(7):731-9. PMID: 23666271 .

Benzothiadiazole-Mediated Induced Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in Tomato, Benhamou N. and Belanger R. R. , Plant Physiololy, 1998 ,118(4): 1203–1212. PMCID: PMC34736.

Biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by Bacillus subtilis isolates from natural environments depends on conserved genes mediating biofilm formation, Chen Y., Yan F., Chai Y., Liu H., Kolter R.,Losick R. and Guo Jian-H. , Environmental Microbiology , 2013 ,15(3):848–864.. PMCID: PMC3904073.

Streptomyces rochei ACTA1551, an Indigenous Greek Isolate Studied as a Potential Biocontrol Agent against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici, Kanini G. S. , Katsifas E. A. , Savvides A. L. and Karagouni A. D. , BioMed Research International , 2013 , 12016: 387230. PMCID: PMC3671524.

Sporulation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici on Stem Surfaces of Tomato Plants and Aerial Dissemination of Inoculum, Katan T., Shlevin E. and Katan J. ,Phytopathology, 1997, 87(7):712-9. PMID: 18945093.