Abstract
Objective: To describe Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon) as the causal agent of vascular wilt in the watermelon crop (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum and Nakai).Design/Methodology/Approach: A review of scientific literature (scientific books, notes and articles) was carried out about Fon as the causal agent of vascular wilt in the watermelon crop; biology, symptoms, disease cycle, isolation and management alternatives.Results: Fusarium wilt in watermelon is the main fungal disease of this crop worldwide. Necrosis of the vascular tissue and wilt of the plant are the most characteristic symptoms of the disease. There are four races of this fungus (Fon race 0, 1, 2 and 3); the commercial varieties of watermelons have different degrees of resistance to these races. Practices such as the correct diagnosis, use of grafts, solarization, fungicides, biological products and genetic resistance can significantly reduce the impact of the disease on the production. Findings/Conclusions: In Mexico, knowledge about vascular wilt of watermelon is scarce despite this disease being one of the factors that limits commercial production. The greatest knowledge about the symptoms, the fungus’s biology, presence and distribution of races, diagnosis and alternatives of Fon management, will allow integrating appropriate management practices that favor the commercial production of the crop.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fusarium wilt is described as the main fungal disease of watermelon worldwide.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Outcome
- main fungal diseasee0
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Verbatim
e0“Fusarium wilt in watermelon is the main fungal disease of this crop worldwide.”
Claim · model-written summary
Vascular tissue necrosis and plant wilt are characteristic symptoms of Fusarium wilt in watermelon.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Interactor
- Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumt1pathogen - Outcome
- Necrosis of the vascular tissue and wilt of the plante0
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Verbatim
e0“Necrosis of the vascular tissue and wilt of the plant are the most characteristic symptoms of the disease.”
t0“Watermelon”
t1“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum”
Claim · model-written summary
Four races of Fon are reported.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Interactor
- Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumFusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumt1pathogen
- Outcome
- four racese0
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e0“There are four races of this fungus (Fon race 0, 1, 2 and 3)”
t0“Watermelon”
t1“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum”
Claim · model-written summary
Commercial watermelon varieties have different resistance levels to Fon races.
- Taxon
- watermelonsCitrullus lanatuse0
- Material
- commercial varieties of watermelonse0
- Interactor
- Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumFusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumt0pathogen
- Outcome
- different degrees of resistancee0
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Verbatim
e0“the commercial varieties of watermelons have different degrees of resistance to these races”
t0“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum”
Claim · model-written summary
Diagnosis, grafting, solarization, fungicides, biological products, and genetic resistance are reported to reduce Fusarium wilt impact on watermelon production.
- Taxon
- WatermelonCitrullus lanatust0
- Interactor
- Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumFusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveumt1pathogen
- Outcome
- reduce the impact of the disease on the productione0
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Verbatim
e0“Practices such as the correct diagnosis, use of grafts, solarization, fungicides, biological products and genetic resistance can significantly reduce the impact of the disease on the production.”
t0“Watermelon”
t1“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum”
Claim · model-written summary
Knowledge of watermelon vascular wilt in Mexico is scarce despite the disease limiting commercial production.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Outcome
- limits commercial productione0
- Setting
- Mexicoe0
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e0“In Mexico, knowledge about vascular wilt of watermelon is scarce despite this disease being one of the factors that limits commercial production.”