Fusarium Foot Rot

Fusarium foot rot causes varying degrees of interveinalchlorosis and necrotic spottingon young foliage. Foliar symptoms may be similar to certain viruses (tomato spotted wiltoralfalfa mosaic). Flowers are often necrotic. Aboveground symptoms may be restricted to single branches. In severe cases, plants die. Adark brown lesion, about 0.5 to 1 inch (1–2.5 cm) long, is visible on the tap root or a main lateral root. Often the lesion completely girdles the root. The lesion usually occurs on the root