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Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 3 (fusarium wilt of tomato )
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 3
fusarium wilt of tomato
Fusarium bulbigenum var.lycopersici, Fusarium lycopersici, Fusarium bulbigenum
Brazil, Mexico
FL, GA, CA
2021-04-14
fungus
Thailand
tomato
FUSALY race 3
1 Known Hosts
Solanum lycopersicum
tomato
Yes
FUSALY-1,FUSALY-2,FUSALY-3
Though specific data about seed as a pathway for race 3 in nature has not been found, other races of the pathogen are known to be seed-borne. Seed as a pathway for race 3 seems to be accepted by the industry.
Yes
Blotter Incubation
Commercial testing is available but methods have not been validated and standardized. The blotter method can not distinguish between races and requires pathogenicity tests on tomato varieties with resistance to races 1 and 2.
FUSALY-1
Fungicides
References specific to race 3 were not found, however, a seed treatment (such as Thiram slurry), used as a prophylactic measure, may be effective against the fungus.
FUSALY-1
FUSALY-1
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. www.pestlist.worldseed.org. Nyon, switzerland
FUSALY-2
Reis, A. and Boiteux, L.S. 2007. Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici race 3 in commercial fresh-market tomato fields in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Hortic. Bras. 25: 451-454
FUSALY-3
Doan, H., Miyao, G., Gordon, T. and Davis, M. 2016. Seed transmission and seed treatment of Fusarium wilt race 3, Fusarium oxysporum f sp lycopersici. South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting Presentation. (http://ccvegcrops.ucanr.edu/files/237131.pdf)
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