title: VARIETAL RESISTANCE TO CONTROL FUSARIUM WILTS OF LEAFY VEGETABLES UNDER GREENHOUSE.
abstract: Fusarium wilts of leafy vegetables are difficult to manage under intensive cropping systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate, in three experimental trials, the susceptibility of commercial cultivars of lettuce, wild and cultivated rocket and lamb's lettuce to Fusarium wilts in orderto provide information to breeders, as well as to growers. Some of the cultivars of lettuce tested were completely resistant to the three races of Fusarium wilt. It is interesting to observe that most of the resistant cultivars were 'Batavia red'. Only few rocket cultivars commercially available show a partial resistant reaction to F. oxysporum f.sp. raphani, while, varietal resistance is not applicable at the moment to control Fusarium wilt of lamb's lettuce. The integration of cultural practices, use of resistant cultivars, when available, chemicals and biological control agents, permit to prevent and manage these important diseases on leafy vegetables for fresh-cut production.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gilardi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demarchi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gullino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garibaldi
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D005670:Fusarium / Q000502:physiology*; D018545:Lactuca / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D014675:Vegetables / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology*