Occurrence of the Root Rot Pathogen, Fusarium commune, in Forest Nurseries of?the Midwestern and Western United States

• Published in: Journal of phytopathology Vol. 160; no. 2; pp. 112 - 114
• Main Authors: Kim, Mee-Sook, Stewart, Jane E., Dumroese, R. Kasten, Klopfenstein, Ned B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2012; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; forest nursery; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fusarium commune; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; root rot; United States; North America; America; Fungi; Plant; Plant pathogen; Root; Fusarium commune; Fusarium; Fungi Imperfecti; forest nursery; root rot

Fusarium commune can cause damping‐off and root rot of conifer seedlings in forest nurseries, and this pathogen has been previously reported from Oregon, Idaho, and Washington, USA. We collected Fusarium isolates from additional nurseries in the midwestern and western USA to more fully determine occ...