Verticillium Wilt of Chili
Verticillium dahliae
Chilifungal
A soilborne wilt causing yellowing, wilting, and internal vascular browning.
Symptoms
Yellowing and wilting foliage with brown vascular streaking visible when the stem is cut.
Favorable conditions
- •Soil previously planted with susceptible hosts
- •Fungus persisting in soil for many years
Management
- 1Plant resistant varieties
- 2Rotate away from susceptible hosts
- 3Solarize infested soil where practical
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