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fusarium wilt

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noun

  1. a disease of plants, characterized by damping-off, wilting, and a brown dry rot, caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium.

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The fusarium wilt fungus was born in California; it goes after vulnerable palms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

The principal measures that are widely used are seed treatment against damping off, use of resistant strains against fusarium wilt and application of bordeaux mixture against leaf blights.

From The Tomato by Work, Paul

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