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Pathogen

Gibberella acuminata:

Pathogen ID : ToPDB_PD0015

Summary :

Kingdome: Fungi

Phylum : Ascomycota

Class : Sordariomycetes

Subclass : Hypocreomycetidae

Order: Hypocreales

Family : Nectriaceae

Genus: Gibberella

Species : G. acuminata

Bionomial Name : Gibberella acuminata

Synonymes : Fusarium acuminatum, Fusarium gibbosum var. acuminatum, Fusarium scirpi, Fusarium scirpi subsp. acuminatum, Fusarium scirpi var. acuminatum

Disease cause : Fusarium Rot and Fruit Rot

Host distribution : Acacia mearnsii,Asparagus officinalis,Lycopersicon esculentum, Abelmoschus esculentus, Brassica rapa, Capsicum annuum Belgium, Carya illinoensis, Colocasia esculenta

Taxonomy :

Taxonomy ID : 5515

Lineage : Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Sordariomycetes; Hypocreomycetidae; Hypocreales; Nectriaceae; Fusarium

Control:

Biocontrol: Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium (PGPR) Bacillus subtilis S499

Chemical control: Chitin and chitosan

Bibliography :

An overview of the fungal rot of tomato, Wani A.H. , Plant Physiololy, 2012 ,9(1): 33-38.

Chitosan in Plant Protection , Hadrami A. E. , Adam L. R., Hadram I.E.and Daayf F. , Marine Drug., 2010 , 8(4) 8(4): 968–987. PMCID: PMC2866471.

Bacillus-based biocontrol of fusarium disease on tomato cultures in Burundi, Nihorimbere V., Ongena M., Cawoy H., Henry G., Brostaux Y., Kakana P., Thonart P. , Communication in Agriculture Applied Biological Sciences, 2009, 74(3)74(3):731-9. PMID: 20222546.