Morphologicaland molecular characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii associated to yellow wilt on celery in Costa Rica. Celery is cultivated in provinces of Costa Rica, such as Cartago, Heredia, Alajuela and San José. Total production is approximately 25 metric tons annually. This crop is affected by different pathogens but in the last few years Fusarium oxysporum has caused substantial damage at the plantation level. In celery, 4 pathogenic Fusarium races are known, they are defined using the tolerance of the celery cultivars to the pathogen. Race 1 affects only yellow celery; race 2 affects both yellow and green celery; race 3, the least pathogenic, is virulent only for green celery; and race 4, is the most aggressive causing losses in green as yellow celery. In Costa Rica only the presence of Fusarium oxysporum has been reported. To better identify and describe the pathogen, isolates were obtained from diseased plants that showed a variety of symptoms including: delayed plant RESUMENCosta Rica produce apio en las provincias de Cartago, Heredia, Alajuela y San José. La producción aproximada es de 25 toneladas métricas anuales. Este cultivo se ve afectado por diferentes patógenos, sin embargo, en los últimos años Fusarium oxysporum ha causado serios problemas de marchitez en plantas a nivel productivo. En apio se conocen 4 razas patogénicas de Fusarium, definidas a partir de la tolerancia que presentan los cultivares de apio al patógeno. La raza 1 afecta solo el apio amarillo; la raza 2 afecta tanto el apio amarillo como el verde; la raza 3, la menos patogénica, es virulenta únicamente para el apio verde; y la raza 4, es la más agresiva que causa tanto pérdidas en apio verde como amarillo. En Costa Rica se ha descrito la presencia de Fusarium oxysporum en apio, pero no se han descrito las razas presentes. Para identificar y describir el patógeno, se aisló el hongo a partir de plantas enfermas provenientes de campo que presentaban los siguientes síntomas: retraso en la tasa de crecimiento, enanismo, amarillamiento, 1 Autora para correspondencia. Correo electrónico:
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