An Artificial Inoculation Method to Select Mature Onion Bulbs Resistant to Fusarium Basal Rot

Fusarium basal rot (FBR) of onion, which is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cepae (Hanzawa) Snyder & Hansen (FOC) results in a substantial loss of marketable bulbs worldwide. One of the main reasons for the lack of FBR-resistant short-day cultivars is the unreliable screening methods availabl...

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Main Authors: Subhankar Mandal, Christopher S. Cramer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2020-10-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/11/article-p1840.xml