First record of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilici occurring on sweet basil in South Africa

L. Swart and J. M. van Niekerk

Abstract

This is the first record of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilici causing wilt and crown rot of sweet basil plants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The identification of the pathogen was confirmed with a PCR assay using the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. basilici specific primer pair, Bik 1 + Bik 2.

Australasian Plant Pathology 32(1) 125 - 126 (2003) doi:10.1071/AP02075