Plant Disease (2021) 105, p. 497 (Lopez-Lopez et al.)

A.M. López-López, R. Allende-Molar, Kamila C. Correia, J.M. Tovar-Pedraza, I. Márquez-Zequera and R.S. García-Estrada (2021)
First report of stem canker of tomato caused by Fusarium striatum in Mexico
Plant Disease 105 (2), 497-497
Abstract: During 2015 and 2016, tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) grown in Mexico were observed with symptoms of dark brown cankers on stems and brown discoloration of the pith, as well as chlorosis, senescence of leaves, and wilting. At the base of diseased plants, orange-red perithecia developed. Disease incidence ranged from 1 to 5% in the two greenhouses. The fungus Fusarium striatum was isolated from the diseased plants. The identification was based on morphological characteristics and DNA sequence analysis. Pathogenicity of the isolates was demonstrated by inoculation and re-isolation.
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Database assignments for author(s): Juan Manuel Tovar-Pedraza

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Neocosmospora ipomoeae	Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)	Mexico