First report of Fusarium proliferatum causing root rot of Gerbera in China

Abstract

In January 2018, gerbera plants showed root rot symptoms were found in a greenhouse at Guizhou Horticultural Institute in Guiyang city, Guizhou Province in southwest China. Morphological and molecular identifications confirmed the isolation of Fusarium proliferatum. The pathogenicity was verified with Koch’s postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report confirming root rot of gerbera caused by Fusarium proliferatum in China.