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Fusarium solani f.sp. cucurbitae (Root rot of cucurbits )
Fusarium solani f.sp. cucurbitae
Root rot of cucurbits
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Asia: Iraq; Europe: Australia, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain; North America: USA
OH
2025-11-07
fungus
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Main: pumpkin; Other: watermelon, melon, cucumber
FUSASU
Fusarium solani f.sp. cucurbitae is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that infects cucurbits, causing root and stem rot, seedling damping-off, and wilting. It survives in soil as chlamydospores and can spread via infected seeds or contaminated soil.
3 Hosts
Citrullis lanatus
watermelon
No
FUSASU-3
No references found indicating watermelon seed is a pathway.
2025-11-07 11:53:13
FUSASU-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.
Cucumis melo
melon
No
FUSASU-3, CABI CPC
No references found indicating melon seed is a pathway.
2025-11-07 11:53:54
FUSASU-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.
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Cucurbita spp.
squash, pumpkin, gourd
Yes
FUSASU-3, FUSASU-4, FUSASU-5, CABI CPC
Cucurbita spp. seed is a pathway is a known pathway.
Yes
Agar incubation
This test has not been validated or standardized
chemical, cultural
Crop rotation (4 years). Harvesting fruit without symptoms prevents seed lot contamination. Fungicide seed treatments have proven to be effective.
FUSASU-3, CABI CPC
2025-11-07 11:55:30
FUSASU-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.
FUSASU-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.
FUSASU-5
Martyn, R. 2017; Fusarium crown and foot rot of squash - APSnet Feature Articles. www.apsnet.org/publications/apsnetfeatures The American Phytopathological Society St. Paul Minnisota USA
CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
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