The pathogen that causes verticillium stem stripe – Verticillium longisporum – is sporadic. However, it is a persistent soilborne disease, so it can build in the soil, especially when susceptible ...

How growers are combating diseases through integrated management, using pathogen-free sites, resistant crops, and targeted ...

Verticillium longisporum overwinters in the soil as microsclerotia, small masses of fungal cells that are hard and compact. These structures are capable of surviving in the soil for 10 to 15 years, ...

Caused by a fungus, it affects a number of plants, including lilacs, apples, grapes, cucumbers, peas, phlox, daisies and ...

Verticillium wilt, caused by variants of the Verticillium dahliae fungus, is one of the most destructive tomato diseases, in both salad type and industrial cultivars, especially in mild climates ...

National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China National Nanfan Research Institute, Chinese ...