Mycobiology.
2001 Dec;29(4):224-226.
Flower Pink Rot of Allium Plants Caused by Fusarium proliferatum
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea. hdshin@korea.ac.kr
- 2Department of Environmental Horticulture, The University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Korea.
Abstract
- Inflorescence of Allium thunbergii was found to be severely infected with Fusarium sp. The flower was covered with the fungus and eventually failed to form seeds. The causal fungus was identified as F. proliferatum (Matsushima) Nirenberg based on the cultural and morphological characteristics. Pathogenicity of the fungus was proved by artificial inoculation onto the healthy plants. This is the first record of this disease from Korea.