Recent outbreak of Fusarium crown and root rot caused by Fusarium solani on marjoram in Argentina

S. A. Gaetán; M. S. Madia; A. Perez

doi:10.1071/DN07006

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Recent outbreak of Fusarium crown and root rot caused by Fusarium solani on marjoram in Argentina

S. A. Gaetán ^A ^B , M. S. Madia ^A and A. Perez ^A

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^A Cátedra de Fitopatología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín 4453, CP 1417 DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

^B Corresponding author. Email: sgaetan@agro.uba.ar

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 15-16 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07006
Submitted: 7 March 2006 Accepted: 18 December 2006 Published: 1 February 2007

Abstract

In 2005, marjoram (Origanum vulgare) plants were found decayed in Cordoba Province, in Argentina. Disease symptoms included wilting, crown and root rot and plant death. Koch’s postulates were fulfilled. This appears to be the first record of a recent outbreak of Fusarium crown and root rot of marjoram caused by Fusarium solani in Argentina.

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