Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Jimma Agricultural Research, Jimma, Ethiopia
Research Article
An Investigation on Fusarium Wilt Disease of Tea Caused by Fusarium
oxysporum in Southwest Ethiopia
Author(s): Nagassa Dechassa*, Gabissa Gidissa and Legesse Hagos
Tea (Camellia sinensis) production is constrained by fusarium wilt disease in Ethiopia. Despite this, there is lack of information on the status of the disease and its associated factors, and lack of knowledge on features of the pathogen associated with the disease as there have been no any systematic assessments conducted so far. Therefore, the current works were designed with the objectives to assess the distribution of the disease and its associated factors, identify the associated pathogen and determine the pathogenicity of the pathogen isolates. For this purpose, field surveys were carried out across three tea estate farms and tea out growers surrounding them in Southwest Ethiopia during the 2019 season. Causative pathogen of the disease was identified using cultural and morphological features. The average fusarium wilt incidence varied from (0 to 20%). The disease inten.. View more»