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Fusarium solani f.sp. cucurbitae (crown and foot rot of cucurbits )
Fusarium solani f.sp. cucurbitae
crown and foot rot of cucurbits
Europe. Iraq, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, South Africa
CA, OR, WA, NY, AR, NC
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fungus
Mexico, Korea
Primarily squash and pumpkin. Reported in melon.
FUSACS
3 Known Hosts
Citrullis lanatus
watermelon
No
FUSASC-3
Watermelon are not attacked by this pathogen in nature.
FUSASC-3
Toussoun, T. A., and Snyder, W. C. 1961. The pathogenicity, distribution, and control of two races of Fusarium (Hypomyces) solani f. cu- curbitae. Phytopathology 51:17-22.
Cucurbita spp.
squash, pumpkin, gourd
Yes
FUSASC-2,FUSASC-3,FUSASC-4
Seed can be a pathway in Cucurbita spp., but only when symptoms are found on the fruit.
Yes
Agar incubation
FUSASC-4
Fungicide seed treatments
Crop rotation (4 years). Harvesting fruit without symptoms prevents seed lot contamination.
FUSASC-1,FUSASC-2
FUSASC-2
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. www.pestlist.worldseed.org. Nyon, switzerland
FUSASC-3
Toussoun, T. A., and Snyder, W. C. 1961. The pathogenicity, distribution, and control of two races of Fusarium (Hypomyces) solani f. cu- curbitae. Phytopathology 51:17-22.
FUSASC-4
Mehl, H.L. and Epstein, L., 2007. Identification of Fusarium solani f. sp. cucurbitae race 1 and race 2 with PCR and production of disease-free pumpkin seeds. Plant Disease, 91:1288-1292.
FUSASC-1
Fusarium solani f.sp. cucurbitae In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Cucumis melo
melon
No
FUSASC-2
Seed is not known to be a pathway. No references found.
FUSASC-2
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. www.pestlist.worldseed.org. Nyon, switzerland
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