PCR detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici and races of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici of tomato in protected tomato-growing areas of the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey

Authors

AYŞEGÜL ÇOLAK
MEHMET BİÇİCİ

DOI

10.3906/tar-1203-71

Abstract

Fusarium crown and root rot (caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici, FORL) and Fusarium wilt (caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, FOL) are the most important diseases to affect tomatoes in protected growing conditions in the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey. These diseases cause significant yield losses in this region. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies were used to characterize 87 isolates from Adana and Mersin provinces, representative of different locations. Among them, 60% and 40% of the plants were determined to have FORL and FOL, respectively. FORL and FOL race 3 are the dominant pathogens in this region. Some differences between morphological identification and molecular detection (PCR) were observed.

Keywords

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici, PCR detection, tomato

First Page

457

Last Page

467

Recommended Citation

ÇOLAK, AYŞEGÜL and BİÇİCİ, MEHMET (2013) "PCR detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici and races of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici of tomato in protected tomato-growing areas of the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry: Vol. 37: No. 4, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-1203-71
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/agriculture/vol37/iss4/9