Study on the distribution of Verticillium wilt disease in potato seed increasing regions of Iran
2006
Mansoori, Bahram | Aminaie, Mohammad Mahdi | Eskandari, Mojtaba | Ghasemi, Mohammad | Naser Esfahani, Mahdi | Sharifi, Kasra | Sohili, Bita | Arjomandian, Amir
Potato early dying (Verticillium wilt of potato) is an important disease of potato. The pathogen is transmitted through seeds to unifested areas. A study conducted during 2003- 2005, on the occurrence of the disease in the main seed increasing area of Iran. Soil and plant samples were collected from 128 fields in 7 provinces. The results indicated all the provinces namely, Ardabil, Esfahan, Hamadan, Khorasan, Kordestan, Kerman and Tehran, were infested by Verticillium dahliae. Verticillium albo-atrum was only isolated from some samples collected in Esfahan. Mean soil population was high enough ( 33 cfu/ gr dry soil), which indicate serious measures must be taken to produce healthy seeds.
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