Banana Crown Rot Postharvest Disease Banana is one of the most important tropical crops and is affected by several fungal diseases, such as crown rot postharvest disease [1]. Crown rot is responsible for significant losses in banana fruits [1, 2]. Predominantly, Colletotrichum musae and Fusarium spp. are its causative agents [1, 2]. Inoculum sources include mainly infected flowers but also deca...

Wheat lines with Fusarium crown rot and nematode resistances arrived in November of 2006 from the laboratory of Dr. Richard Smiley. In this initial collection, we received 69 wheat lines (46 spring and 23 winter) displaying varying levels of resistance to Fusarium crown rot and plant parasitic nematodes including those to root lesion nematodes (RLN). The late arrival of the collection limited o...

to identify trichoderma isolates for potential biocontrol of crown and root rot inpistachio, 100 samples of soil taken from rhizosphere, fertilizer channels and from soil surfacewere collected from kerman, yazd, khorasane razavi and semnan provinces during 2009-2011. overall, 32 isolates of trichoderma harzianum were obtained mostly from rhizospheresoil using either general or special environme...

In Australia, Fusarium pseudograminearum and F. culmorum are the two main fungi causing crown rot, while Bipolaris sorokiniana is causal agent of common root rot. graminearum typically linked with head blight; however, it has been associated rot in Australia other parts world. This study investigated reactions single cultivars barley, bread wheat, durum oat, triticale to inoculation strains pse...

The objectives of this research are: (1) to evaluate elite Paradox hybrid clones for resistance to Phytophthora citricola, a virulent and prevalent crown and root pathogen affecting California walnuts and (2) to determine specific etiology of a root and crown rot problem in upper Sacramento Valley orchards on Paradox walnut rootstock. Two screens for resistance to P. citricola were completed in...