First report of Fusarium oxysporum causing rot in garlic (Allium sativum) in Australia
Abstract Diseased garlic bulbs (cv. Glenlarge) with symptoms of rot were identified in Gatton, Queensland, Australia, during storage in February 2023. The causal pathogen was identified as Fusarium oxysporum by sequencing of the TEF1 gene region, pathogenicity tests, and successful fulfillment of Koch’s postulates. This is the first report in Australia, to the author’s knowledge, of F. oxysporum causing disease in Allium sativum .
Authors
- V. J. Galea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-9064)
- Cherie Gambley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2283-8720)
- Jessie Rose Harper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1719-609X)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Plant Pathology
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-025-01047-0
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Queensland
- Westpac Scholars Trust
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research