IPM approach for the management of wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the effect of combined application of fluorescent Pseudomonas, spent mushroom compost and the fungicide (Carbendazim 50 % W.P) on Fusarium wilt disease infected tomato plants grown in solarized and non-solarized soil. Results of study revealed that inoculation of fluorescent Pseudomonas and spent mushroom compost have significant effect on the number and weight of tomato fruits per replicate with cost benefit ratio as compared to the control treatment having Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici infection. No significance differences was reported among the various treatments imposed, and highest tomato fruit per plant (8.75 fruits/plant) was reported from the treatment containing only sterilized soil after 150 days of plantation this was followed by treatment containing P. fluorescens (7.35 fruits/plant), spent mushroom compost (7.00 fruits/plant), Carbendazim (7.00 fruits/plant) and spent mushroom compost with Pseudomonas fluorescens (6.90 tomato fruit/plant). Similar trends was reported in case of fruit weight and net return and treatment containing only sterilized soil show highest fruit weight (158.60g), maximum net return (113329 Rs/ha) and incremental cost benefit ratio (1:4.50). While minimum net return (0 Rs/ha) was observed in the treatment containing non sterilized soil and F. oxysporum infection.

Leaf spot of Hosta ventricosa caused by Fusarium oxysporum in China

“…F. oxysporum is highly destructive and can destroy many plant organs and cause very severe diseases, such as leaf spot, root rot, stem rot, flower rot and grain wilt ( Liu et al, 2020 ). Globally, F. oxysporum has been identified as a wilt pathogen in many host plants, such as bananas ( Maryani et al, 2019 ; Forsyth, Smith & Aitken, 2006 ), cotton ( Xie et al, 2020 ; Davis et al, 2006 ; Zhu et al, 2020 ), cucumbers ( Jaber et al, 2020 ), sesame ( Khalifa, 1997 ), grapes ( El-Sayed, El-Sayed & Eman, 2011 ), basil ( Lori, Malbran & Mourelos, 2014 ; Mamta et al, 2013 ; Salim, Salman & Jasim, 2017 ; Basco et al, 2017 ), lettuce ( Guerrero et al, 2020 ) and pecan ( Rolim et al, 2020 ). Leaves wilt and eventually drop to the ground, leading to a large area of growth decline; at worst, the whole plant winters and dies, which eventually leads to reductions in yield and quality, causing huge economic losses ( Yang et al, 2021a ; Li et al, 2020 ; Cong, 2017 ).…”

Molecular identification and pathogenicity of Fusarium and Alternaria species associated with root rot disease of wolfberry in Gansu and Ningxia provinces, China

“…This is the first description of these fungi causing root rot of wolfberry. However, F. solani, F. oxysporum, F. tricinctum, and F. chlamydosporum are well-known root rot fungi (Boby and Bagyaraj, 2003;Ignjatov et al, 2012;Cong et al, 2016;Salim et al, 2016;Liu et al, 2019;Zhou et al, 2019).…”

In Vitro and in Vivo Efficiency of Fennel Essential Oil Against Tomato Fusarium Wilt and Its Promotion Effect on Plant Growth

“…Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) fruits is an important source of Vitamins A, B and C which gives them high nutritional value and antibiotic properties [1]. However, this culture could be infected, at all the stages of development, by many soil-borne pathogens leading to the decrease of tomato production [2], such a, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.…”

“…However, this culture could be infected, at all the stages of development, by many soil-borne pathogens leading to the decrease of tomato production [2], such a, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) responsible of Fusarium wilt) which is a severe and destructive disease of Tomato [1]. Used approaches for controlling Fusarium wilt have largely been so fare ineffective because of soilborne nature and emergence of new races of the pathogen that are able to overcome resistance genes in currently grown cultivars [3].…”