Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by Fusarium proliferatum: A Review

Fusarium dry rot (FDR) is a postharvest disease of garlic crops causing yield losses worldwide. proliferatum has been identified as the main species disease. Symptoms begin small brown lesions with dehydrated appearance that can progress to cover entire clove during storage period. on growing plants cause basal plates and roots, sometimes damping-off observed. F. polyphagous pathogen wide range hosts. This colonizes remaining latent pathogen, develops storage. The overwinter in soil, infested crop residues, weeds. fungus also persist cloves, acting primary inoculum field contributing long-distance spread. Using healthy plant material, rotating crops, burying avoiding bulb injury harvest subsequent handling, providing appropriate environmental conditions are crucial factors greatly influence severity. Choosing suitable non-host achieve truly effective rotation difficult. Chemical control form seed treatments or spraying limited effect controlling FDR. Field applications biological agents have shown some efficacy, but optimize their activity must be determined. Moreover, different soil management strategies reduce studied.