Basal Plate Rot of Onion
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae
Onionfungal
A fungal disease starting at the bulb's basal plate and spreading upward through the bulb.
Symptoms
Rot beginning at the basal plate and spreading upward through the bulb, often with pinkish-white fungal growth.
Favorable conditions
- •Warm soil temperatures
- •Wounding at harvest or cultivation
Management
- 1Rotate crops away from onion
- 2Plant resistant varieties
- 3Cure and store bulbs properly
- 4Avoid wounding at harvest
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