Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Medicago sativa L. (lucerne, alfalfa). It may also cause wilt symptoms on some cultivars of yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) (Armstrong & Armstrong, 1964). DISEASE: Vascular wilt. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widespread where lucerne is grown, but disease is favoured by warm climatic conditions. Via seed and movement of contaminated soil. Local dispersal is by water flow and splash droplets carrying macro- and microconidia.
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