(Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tracheiphilum)
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(c) A.A. Seif, icipe
(c) A.M. Varela, icipe
(c) A.M. Varela
Fusarium wilt usually causes the lower leaves on one side of the plant to turn yellow.
Infected plants usually are stunted and wilted as the organism develops in the food and water conducting tissues.
Brick red tissue can be observed in the stem when it is split lengthwise.
What to do:
- Use resistant varieties, if available.
- Control root-knot nematodes since nematodes increase plant susceptibility to Fusarium wilt.