Diseases
Fusarium
Fusarium is a group of infectious plant diseases caused by fungi of the Fusarium genus, affecting all plant organs and leading to yield reduction and the accumulation of toxins in produce.
Mentioned in descriptions 29 887 varieties reference book.
Fusarium manifests as infection of roots, stems, and spikes. Key symptoms include pink or orange-red mycelium, premature bleaching of glumes, shriveled grain, browning and destruction of the root system, as well as wilting and thinning of crops.
Disease development depends on the presence of inoculum in the soil or on plant debris, as well as on weather conditions. High humidity and temperatures above 20-25 °C during the flowering period provoke spike infection, while stress conditions, such as drought or waterlogging, facilitate the progression of root rots.
Resistance of varieties is quantitative in nature and depends on a complex of morphological features, including plant height and maturity group, as well as physiological and biochemical properties, such as enzyme activity, presence of phytoalexins, and the ability to detoxify mycotoxins.
Resistance assessment in variety trials is carried out through field observations under natural conditions, inoculation of plants on an artificial infection background, laboratory analyses for fungal DNA and mycotoxin content, and seed health testing.
Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
Nunhems BV (NL)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Maisadour Semences, FR
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Kees Konst
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan B.V.
Dianthus L. · Carnation
Barberet Blanc SNC Laboratoire de Physiologie vegetale (FR)
Raphanus sativus L. · Radish
NICKERSON-ZWAAN| Nickerson-Zwaan GmbH
Dianthus L. · Carnation
Lab. De Phys. Veget., Barberet Et Ducloux Et Cie
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Tezier SA (FR)
Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
ENZA ZADEN B.V.
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bernardus van den Bosch
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Katarzyna Grabka
Cucumis melo L. · Melon
NUNHEMS ZADEN
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION - CORNELL UNIVERSITY