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Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici (fusarium crown rot )
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici
fusarium crown rot
none
Worldwide
CA, FL, MS, PA, OH
2022-11-22
fungus
Korea, Thailand
tomato
FUSARL
Though reported worldwide, this pathogen is found mostly in soils that are cool and damp, or in enclosed productions.
1 Known Hosts
Solanum lycopersicum
tomato
No
FUSARL-2, FUSARL-3, FUSARL-4
Pathway not proven. No references found indicating seed is a pathway in nature. References indicating seed may be a pathway were either done with artificially inoculated seeds or it is unclear as to whether the research was done with commercial seed. Some disease guides also indicate that seed may be a pathway but no data presented.
Yes
Agar incubation
Test done in research only. Test has not been validated or standardized for commercial use, though some commercial entities offer testing for this fungus.
FUSARL-4
Cleaning and sanitization of tomato seed would reduce the potential for this organism being associated with the seed.
Production of the seeds by crop inspections and not harvesting from infected plants should reduce the chances of this organism being associated with the seed.
FUSARL-2
FUSARL-2
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. www.pestlist.worldseed.org. Nyon, switzerland
FUSARL-3
Menzies, J.G. 1991. The infestation of tomato seed by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici. Canadian Plant Disease Survey 71:16.
FUSARL-4
Menzies, J.G. and Jarvis, W.R. 1994. The infestation of tomato seed by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici. Plant Pathology 43: 378-386.
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