Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review
Fusarium dry rot (FDR) is a postharvest disease of garlic crops causing yield losses worldwide. <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i> has been identified as the main species causing the disease. Symptoms begin as small brown lesions with a dehydrated appearance that can progress to cover the enti...
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| description | Fusarium dry rot (FDR) is a postharvest disease of garlic crops causing yield losses worldwide. <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i> has been identified as the main species causing the disease. Symptoms begin as small brown lesions with a dehydrated appearance that can progress to cover the entire clove during the storage period. Symptoms on growing plants cause brown lesions on the basal plates and roots, and sometimes damping-off is observed. <i>F. proliferatum</i> is a polyphagous pathogen with a wide range of hosts. This pathogen colonizes garlic roots, remaining as a latent pathogen, and develops rot during storage. The pathogen can overwinter in the soil, infested crop residues, and weeds. The fungus can also persist on garlic cloves, acting as primary inoculum in the field and contributing to the long-distance spread. Using healthy plant material, rotating crops, burying crop residues, avoiding bulb injury during harvest and subsequent handling, and providing appropriate postharvest environmental conditions are crucial factors that greatly influence the disease severity. Choosing a suitable non-host crop to achieve truly effective rotation is sometimes difficult. Chemical control in the form of seed treatments or field spraying of the crop has a limited effect on controlling FDR. Field applications of biological control agents have shown some efficacy, but conditions to optimize their activity must be determined. Moreover, different soil management strategies to reduce soil inoculum must be also studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71c9b3b6f5d2432086947b9fe76d50b12023-12-01T22:13:14ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242022-07-018762810.3390/horticulturae8070628Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A ReviewLaura Gálvez0Daniel Palmero1Department of Producción Agraria, School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avenida Puerta de Hierro, 4, 28040 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Producción Agraria, School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avenida Puerta de Hierro, 4, 28040 Madrid, SpainFusarium dry rot (FDR) is a postharvest disease of garlic crops causing yield losses worldwide. <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i> has been identified as the main species causing the disease. Symptoms begin as small brown lesions with a dehydrated appearance that can progress to cover the entire clove during the storage period. Symptoms on growing plants cause brown lesions on the basal plates and roots, and sometimes damping-off is observed. <i>F. proliferatum</i> is a polyphagous pathogen with a wide range of hosts. This pathogen colonizes garlic roots, remaining as a latent pathogen, and develops rot during storage. The pathogen can overwinter in the soil, infested crop residues, and weeds. The fungus can also persist on garlic cloves, acting as primary inoculum in the field and contributing to the long-distance spread. Using healthy plant material, rotating crops, burying crop residues, avoiding bulb injury during harvest and subsequent handling, and providing appropriate postharvest environmental conditions are crucial factors that greatly influence the disease severity. Choosing a suitable non-host crop to achieve truly effective rotation is sometimes difficult. Chemical control in the form of seed treatments or field spraying of the crop has a limited effect on controlling FDR. Field applications of biological control agents have shown some efficacy, but conditions to optimize their activity must be determined. Moreover, different soil management strategies to reduce soil inoculum must be also studied.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/7/628fungi<i>Allium</i>symptomsyield lossaetiologydisease management |
| spellingShingle | Laura Gálvez Daniel Palmero Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review Horticulturae fungi <i>Allium</i> symptoms yield loss aetiology disease management |
| title | Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review |
| title_full | Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review |
| title_short | Fusarium Dry Rot of Garlic Bulbs Caused by <i>Fusarium proliferatum</i>: A Review |
| title_sort | fusarium dry rot of garlic bulbs caused by i fusarium proliferatum i a review |
| topic | fungi <i>Allium</i> symptoms yield loss aetiology disease management |
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