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Diseases

Fusarium wilt of eggplant

Solanum melongena L.

A vascular disease of eggplant caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melongenae. It manifests as yellowing of the lower leaves, daytime wilting, and browning of the stem vascular bundles.

In the reference 29 varieties crop Eggplant, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary causal agent of Fusarium wilt in eggplant is the specialized fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melongenae, although Fusarium solani can also play a pathogenic role. The infection penetrates through the root system and colonizes the plant's xylem, leading to an impairment in the transport of water and nutrients.

Initial symptoms include chlorosis of the lower leaves and temporary wilting during daytime hours, which progresses to irreversible desiccation. A characteristic diagnostic sign is the brownish discoloration of the vascular bundles in a cross-section of the stem, and under high humidity, a pinkish fungal growth may appear on the tissues.

The International Seed Federation classifies resistance to this pathogen with the code Fom. In some eggplant genotypes, resistance is controlled by a single dominant gene, and in variety descriptions, resistance is categorized into high (HR) and intermediate (IR).

General information about the subject — on the page Fusarium wilt and blight.

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Varieties of Eggplant mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Mirabelle

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Asgrow Seed Company (US)

ES FR HU IT UA
6 records

Destan

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Herlaar Frits

NL UA
7 records

Onyx

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
4 records

Valentina

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

IT NL
4 records

Diamant

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

KLIMENKO NIKOLAJ NIKOLAEVICh / KOSTENKO ALEKSANDR NIKOLAEVICh / MAKSIMOV SERGEJ VASIL'EVICh / SERGEEV VLADIMIR VALER'EVICh

GR
3 records

Tudela

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

HAZERA (1939)

ES NL
3 records

Almaz

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

ANDRIEVSKIJ ANATOLIJ SERGEEVICh

UA
3 records

Purpura

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

VELDHUYZEN VAN ZANTEN JASPER ENGEL

IT NL
4 records

Rembrandt

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Bakker Brothers Gebroeders Bakker Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV

PL
2 records

Vigorox

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

TERA SEEDS SRL CONS.

IT
2 records

Ciclope

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

CORA SEEDS S.R.L

PL
2 records

Anafor

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
3 records

Black Top

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

BLUMEN GROUP S.P.A

IT
2 records

Moretta

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

BLUMEN GROUP S.P.A

IT
2 records

Bastion

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

NL
3 records

Sirius

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SK
2 records

Leton

Terminated

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

NL
2 records

Iris

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

HU
2 records

Miranda

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

IT
2 records

Gordi

Terminated

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

NL
2 records

Nerella

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

HU
2 records

Estelle F1

Terminated

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Kees Reinink

UA
1 record

Valentina F1

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Hari Besels

UA
1 record

Kalenda

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

CIRAD (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
1 record