Fusarium Rot Disease (Yellows) of Onion
Fusarium oxysporum
mediumOnionfungal
A soilborne fungal disease causing yellowing foliage and basal bulb rot.
Symptoms
Yellowing, wilting foliage and basal rot with internal vascular discoloration.
Favorable conditions
- •Warm, infested soil
- •Continuous onion cropping
Management
- 1Rotate crops
- 2Plant resistant varieties
- 3Plant in well-drained soil
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