LETTER TO THE EDITOR

 

Fusarium species identified from soil and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Granma, Cuba

 

Especies de Fusarium identificadas del suelo y tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) en Granma, Cuba

 

 

Dear Sir,

Over the last years there have been increments in tomato crop areas, with a corresponding increase in the occurrence of fungal diseases. Withered plants have been detected in samples collected with unknown etiology. Soil and plant samples from Granma province, Cuba, were studied by the Laboratory of Plant Mycology at the National Center for Animal and Plant Health in search of the presence of phytopathogens. Identification of the fungal entities was made by using taxonomic keys, Four species belonging to the genus Fusarium were identified. They were Fusarium solani (Martius) Appel & Wollenweber emend. Snyder & Hansen, Fusarium thapsinum Klittich, Leslie, Nelson & Marasas, Fusarium semitectum Berkely & Ravenel, and Fusarium redolens Wollenweber.

 

 

M. Montano, Y. Duarte, B. Martínez

Laboratorio de Micología Vegetal. Grupo de Fitopatología. Dirección Protección de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CENSA), Apartado 10, San José las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba. E-mail: [e-mail].