Fusarium Wilt of Soybean & CHILLI
Fusarium Wilt of Soybean & CHILLI
Fusarium Wilt of Soybean & CHILLI
Some facts
Soybean wilt is caused by fungus group Fusarium oxysporum wilt.
Fusarium graminearum, F. moniliforme and F. solani causing pod and collar rot This pathogen is soil and seed borne. Dicotyledonous weeds also acts as hosts for this fungi This disease is also known as Sudden death syndrome.
Wet weather early in the growing season favors the initial infection of soybeans by the fungus. Disease development can be most severe in poorly drained soils. This is probably at least partially due to greater moisture retention, compaction, and slower warming of the soil Warm, dry conditions contribute to foliar symptom development when soybean plants are under moisture stress.
Symptom
Infected seedlings may damp off. Infections of older plants cause stunting Infection is often limited to the lower tap and lateral roots, which may be completely rotted Foliar symptoms begin, as small chlorotic spots on leaves.
The spots coalesce until the entire intervenal tissue of leaf is chlorotic. The chlorosis progresses to necrosis giving the leaves a fired look.
Continued.
The leaf veins remain green and the leaves often drop off the plant leaving bare petioles still attached to the plant stems The dead inter venal tissue falls from the leaf giving the leaf a tattered appearance
The roots are rotted near the crown, and plants can be easily pulled from the soil.
The outer cambial tissue of SDS infected stems exhibit rot but the stems pith remains white
Control
1. As it is a seed and soil borne so seed treatment is necessary with Benzimidazole group of fungicides
DOSE - 2 TO 2.5 gm FOR SPRAY PER LTR/W & 400gm to 500gm FOR DRENCHING PER ACRE (soyabean & chilli)
Chilly Wilt
Causal organism: Fusarium annuum
Favourable condition
Symptom