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Disease

Sclerotinia Wilt:

Disease ID : ToPDB_DD042

Summary :

Introduction : Sclerotinia wilt also knon as Sclerotinia rot, stem blight, head rot , disease is causes by fungi .

Pathogen cause : Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Host distribution : Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum lycopersicum

Sign and Symptoms:

While sclerotinia wilt produces slightly different symptoms in different host plants, the primary symptom of this disease is sudden plant wilting.

Etiology:

Sclerotinia wilt is a damaging disease that affects more than 300 plant species. This fungal disease is active in cool weather and is most intense when temperatures range from 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Control:

Biocontrol: Bacillus subtilis

Chemical control: NA

Bibliography :

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 J.H., Environmental Microbiology , 2013 ,15(3): 848–864. PMCID: PMC3741521.

Tomato diseases - Hydro-Gardens, Mckeen C.D.and Jarvis W.R., Agriculture Canada Publication , 2013 ,75(1): 37–114.