Claim · model-written summary
Four races of Fon are reported.
- Taxon
- Watermelon
Citrullus lanatust0 - Interactor
- Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumt1pathogen - Outcome
- four racese0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There are four races of this fungus (Fon race 0, 1, 2 and 3)”
t0“Watermelon”
t1“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum”
Title
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum: Causal Agent of Vascular Withering of Watermelon
Fernández-Herrera, Ernesto; González-Soto, Tania E.; Ramírez-Bustos, Irene I. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) 2025. doi:10.32854/agrop.vi.1888
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Fusarium wilt is described as the main fungal disease of watermelon worldwide.
- Observation Vascular tissue necrosis and plant wilt are characteristic symptoms of Fusarium wilt in watermelon.
- Observation Commercial watermelon varieties have different resistance levels to Fon races.
- Recommendation Diagnosis, grafting, solarization, fungicides, biological products, and genetic resistance are reported to reduce Fusarium wilt impact on watermelon production.
- Observation Knowledge of watermelon vascular wilt in Mexico is scarce despite the disease limiting commercial production.