Cucurbitaceae family is a large and oldest group of vegetable crops including 118 genera and 825 species. India is one of the largest producer of vegetables worldwide. It contains rich amounts of carbohydrates, protein and (90%) water. There are a number of factors which hampers its production among which plant diseases are a major concern. Cucurbits are attacked by a large number of plant pathogens among which Fusarium wilt is the most destructive one. It is responsible for causing heavy economic losses to the crop around the world. The fungus is soil borne in nature. Soil borne diseases are economically very important as these are responsible for significant decline in fruit yield. The pathogen is host specific and infects only its particular host therefore each species has a specific formae speciales. Due to stress of fruit load, the disease shows high severity later in the season.
Cucurbits, Fusarium Wilt, Cucurbitaceae
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