Oak wilt, caused by Ceratocystzsfagacearum (T.W. Bretz) J. Hunt, is probably the most destructive disease of oak trees (Quercus species) in the United States, and is currently causing high mortality at epiphytotic proportions in central Texas. The serious potential for damage prompted an increase in federal funding within the past fifteen years for new oak wilt research. New research developmen...

It is now generally accepted, as pointed out by Westgate (1945), that the pineapple mealybug, Pseudococcus brevipes (Ckll.), is present in Florida, causing wilt as in other, pineapple growing areas. Control of the pine apple mealybug and/or of the ants infesting the soil and plants is, furthermore, usually considered to effect control of the wilt of pineapples, as shown by Illingworth (1931). B...

Fusarium wilt (also known as Panama disease) is one of the most destructive banana diseases, and greatly hampers the global production of bananas. Consequently, it has been very detrimental to the Chinese banana industry. An infected plant is one of the major causes of the spread of Fusarium wilt to nearby regions. It is essential to develop an efficient and environmentally sustainable disease ...

Fungal wilt diseases are among the most destructive pathogens attacking crop plants globally. Host resistance is considered a key for Fusarium wilt management. Some resistant plant varieties have been screened, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here detailed metabolomic analysis was performed of resistant and susceptible tomato varieties in response to Fusarium wilt infection...

Meloidogyne incognita, Hoplolaintus galeatus, and North Carolina and Georgia populations of Belonolaimus longicaudatus were introduced singly and in various combinations with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on wilt-susceptible 'Rowden' cotton. Of all the nematodes, the combination of the N. C. population of B. longicaudatus with Fusarium promoted greatest wilt development. H. galeatus had...

Soil-borne vascular wilt diseases caused by Verticillium spp. are among the most destructive diseases worldwide in a wide range of plant species. The most effective means of controlling Verticillium wilt diseases is the use of genetic resistance. We have previously reported the identification of four activation-tagged Arabidopsis mutants which showed enhanced resistance to Verticillium wilt. Am...

Frankliniella occidentalis is the key vector responsible for the emergence of Tomato spotted wilt virus as a global threat to agriculture. Frankliniella bispinosa is a common thrips in Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda, but the role of F. bispinosa in the epidemiology of the virus is not known. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of F. bispinosa to acquire and transmit Tomato...

Verticillium wilt of cotton is one of the diseases of cotton with extensive occurrence and maximal harming in our country even in the world .Hyper spectrum remote sensing with the fine spectrum information has becoming the efficient method to monitor the Verticillium wilt of cotton. The research was conducted in Xinjiang, the largest cotton plant region of China. The paper used data which was c...

Plant pathogens migrate to new regions through human activities such as trade, where they may establish themselves and cause disease on agriculturally important crops. Verticillium wilt of lettuce, caused by Verticillium dahliae, is a soilborne fungus that was introduced to coastal California via infested spinach seeds. It has caused significant losses for lettuce growers. Once introduced, Vert...

The methods of spread of cotton wilt caused by Fusarium vasin» fectum Atk. have received considerable attention from investigators. It has long been suspected that insects frequently play a part in the local spread of cotton wilt. During 1933 and 1934 the writers sought to obtain definite information on the possibility of spread of wilt through the fecal pellets of insects that normally feed on...