Identification of Fusarium species in garlic seed from Aguascalientes, Mexico

Authors

  • Yisa María Ochoa Fuentes Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Saltillo, Coahuila, México
  • Ernesto Cerna Chávez Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Saltillo, Coahuila, México
  • Gabriel Gallegos Morales Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Saltillo, Coahuila, México
  • Jerónimo Landeros Flores Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Saltillo, Coahuila, México
  • Juan Carlos Delgado Ortiz Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro. Saltillo, Coahuila, México
  • Sandra Hernández Camacho Centro de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
  • Raúl Rodríguez Guerra Campo Experimental General Terán, INIFAP. General Terán, Nuevo León, México
  • Victor Olalde Portugal CINVESTAV, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Irapuato. Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2012.3.1102

Keywords:

morphological Identification, molecular Identification, basal rot

Abstract

Garlic in Mexico is one of the most profitable crops and has a number of plant health
problems, among which are those caused by fungi. The genus Fusarium has shown greater
presence for the past eight years, and has been associated with new symptoms in the garlic
cultivars of Aguascalientes and Zacatecas region, called basal rot. Given the importance of this
disease in the garlic producing area, we raised the need to identify Fusarium species involved in
this disease morphologically and molecularly. With these methods, we identified four species,
namely Fusarium verticilloides, F. acuminatum, F. acuminatum, F. solani and F. oxysporum

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Ochoa Fuentes, Y. M., Cerna Chávez, E., Gallegos Morales, G., Landeros Flores, J., Delgado Ortiz, J. C., Hernández Camacho, S., … Olalde Portugal, V. (2016). Identification of Fusarium species in garlic seed from Aguascalientes, Mexico. Scientia Fungorum, 3(36), 27–31. https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2012.3.1102

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