Fusarium Wilt
Fusarium oxysporum
Basic Details
Description
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Basic Details
NameFusarium Wilt
DescriptionFusarium wilt is a soil-borne fungal disease causing wilting and yellowing by blocking water flow. Learn to identify and manage this serious plant disease.
TypeFungus
FamilyNectriaceae
GenusFusarium
Taxonomy & Features
PhylumAscomycota
SubphylumPezizomycotina
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderHypocreales
Features
- Known for its ability to devastate entire crops by clogging the plant's 'plumbing' (xylem) with fungal growth and toxins. Cause of the famous 'Panama Disease' in bananas
- Symptoms often start on one side of a leaf or one side of the plant. Causes the internal vascular tissue to turn dark brown, visible if the stem is cut
- Fungus enters through the roots and spreads through the water-conducting vessels. It remains in the soil for many years even without a host
- Lower leaves turn yellow and wilt, often starting on one side. The wilting progresses upward until the entire plant dies. Stunting is common
- Overwinters in soil and plant debris as thick-walled spores (chlamydospores). Spread by contaminated soil, water, and tools
- Microscopic fungus. The dark brown discoloration of vascular tissue is the primary visible internal symptom
- Thrives in warm soil temperatures (above 27°C) and is often more severe in acidic, sandy soils
- Attacks a wide range of hosts including tomatoes, bananas, melons, beans, cotton, and various flowers
- The most effective management is using certified resistant varieties (marked 'F'). Rotate crops with non-susceptible plants like grasses
- No effective organic 'cure' once a plant is infected. Remove and destroy infected plants immediately. Improve soil drainage and maintain neutral pH
Names in Different Languages
Latin / ScientificFusarium oxysporum
English (Alternate)Vascular wilt, Panama disease
Hindiಫ್ಯೂಸೇರಿಯಂ ವಿಲ್ಟ್ (Fusarium wilt), ಉಕಠಾ ರೋಗ (Uktha rog)
Tamilವಾಡಲ್ ನೋಯ್ (Vadal noy)
Teluguವಂಕರ ನಾರಿಂಜಾ ತೆಗುಲು (Vankara narinja tegulu), ವಡಲು ತೆಗುಲು (Vadalu tegulu)
Malayalamವಾಟ್ಟಂ (Vaattam)
Kannadaಬಾಡು ರೋಗ (Baadu roga)
Sanskritಗ್ಲಾನಿ-ರೋಗ (Glani-roga)
Bengaliಫ್ಯೂಸಾರಿಯಂ ವಿಲ್ಟ್ (Fusarium wilt)
Frenchfusariose
Russianಫುಜಾರಿಯೊಜ್ನೋಯೆ ಉವ್ಯಾದಾನಿಯೆ (fuzarioznoye uvyadaniye)
Spanishmarchitez por fusarium
GermanFusarium-Welke
