| Affiliation: | (1) Emeritus Director, N.AG.RE.F., Plant Protection Institute, 38001 Volos, Greece;(2) N.AG.RE.F., Plant Protection Institute, 71003 Heraklio, Crete, Greece |
| Abstract: | Fusarium wilt of basil (Ocimum basilicum), caused byFusarium oxysporum f.sp.basilici, is reported for the first time in Greece. Foliage inoculation of young plants resulted in a downward movement of the pathogen to the crown and roots and 20–30% plant mortality. Of 14 commercial basil cultivars evaluated for possible disease resistance using young plants, six out of eight large-leaved cultivars were found resistant, while all six small-leaved ones were susceptible. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Feb. 23, 2004. |
