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Diseases

Potato Fusarium Wilt

Solanum tuberosum L.

A fungal disease of potatoes that manifests in two forms: Fusarium wilt during the growing season and dry rot of tubers during storage. The causative agents are a complex of fungi of the genus Fusarium, which infect the plant's vascular system and tuber tissues.

In the reference 79 varieties crop Potato, where this is mentioned in the description.

The disease is caused by phytopathogenic fungi of the genus Fusarium, including species such as F. sambucinum, F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. avenaceum, and F. culmorum. F. nirenbergiae and F. proliferatum are also involved. Classification into pathotypes or races for this disease has not been developed, as the pathogenic complex is highly variable.

Fusarium wilt appears during the flowering phase: upper leaves become pale, curl into a boat shape and dry out, stems turn brown, and discoloration of the vascular bundles is observed upon cross-section. Tuber dry rot is characterized by the appearance of depressed grayish-brown spots, wrinkling of the skin, and the formation of dry, decayed flesh with cavities filled with mycelium.

Resistance to Fusarium in potatoes is a quantitative polygenic trait; specific resistance genes have not been identified. Breeding evaluation of cultivars is conducted based on field and laboratory trials that determine the degree of susceptibility or resistance in points.

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

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Varieties of Potato 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.

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

The State of Oregon

DE
9 records

Platina

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

JANSEN A.

AT BE CZ DE EE FR +7
29 records

Arizona

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Sjefke Allefs

MT NL UA
27 records

Carlita

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

JA Crebas (NL)

BE BG DE DK EE FR +6
20 records

Everest

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Van Rijn Group

CZ GR HR NL SK
19 records

Timate

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Tulner/Vries

AT CZ ES FI FR HR +5
20 records

Fresco

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

WOLF & WOLF B.V.

BE CZ DE EE FR HR +6
16 records

Alouette

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Mr. J.J.H.M. Allefs

NL UA
18 records

Laperla

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Jacob Eising

HR NL UA
18 records

Accent

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

S.HARTMANS/C.MEIJER BV

AT CZ DE ES FR NL +4
18 records

Kondor

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

ROSEFIELD FARM

BG ES HR HU IE LU +2
19 records

Artemis

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

M. WINTENS_

BG CZ HR NL SK
15 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Spijkman, Jan Lucas / Spijkman-Vergeer, Johanna Maria

NL UA
19 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

AT HR NL PL
18 records

Mondeo

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Smeenge Research (NL)

HR NL PL UA
16 records

Arrow

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

MARIEN WINTERS_ / J. J. H. M. ALLEFS_ / J. J. VAN HOOGEN_

HR NL SI UA
13 records

Divaa

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Jan Boer

MT NL
11 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kweek- en Researchbedrijf Agrico BV

NL
12 records

Navan

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

PBI Cambridge (GB)

CZ HU IE SI
12 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

John Mara

DK IE
11 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Wilhelm Meyer in Fa. Golden Geest Kartoffel Erzeuger- gesellschaft mbH

DE ES IT NL
9 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

State of Oregon by/through STBHE acting on behalf of Oregon State University

NL
9 records

Panther

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

R.P.GRAVELAND

FR NL
12 records

Jurata

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Heinrich Böhm

LU PL
11 records