Fusarium Wilt

Cucumber

Name: Fusarium Wilt

Scientific Name: Fusarium oxysporum

Crop: Cucumber

Description:

  • Relatively high temperatures and high soil moisture are favourable conditions for the occurrence of this disease.

Damage Symptoms:

  • Both seedlings and older plants may be affected.
  • Young seedlings may damp off and die.
  • In older plants, margins show tip burning.
  • Wilting progresses slowly from bottom to top.
  • Brown vascular discolouration can be observed when the stem is cut open.

Preventive Measures:

  • Maintain proper drainage in the field.
  • Practice crop rotation.

Control Measures:

  • Spot drench with carbendazim at 0.1%.