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@plantdiseasej.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 7:30 PM

Saffron corm rot, caused by #Fusarium oxysporum, has become a devastating threat to saffron cultivation in Shangri-La, China. Findings from Mingjia Wen et al. reveal the #rhizosphere ecological mechanism underlying corm rot progression: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-25-1456-RE

Fig. 2. Disease progression of Crocus sativus bulb rot at different time points A, 0 h (control); B, 72 h; C, 96 h; and D, 120 h (scale bar = 10 mm).

@danbebber.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 10:41 AM

First Report of Fusarium Head Blight, Ear Rot and Stalk Rot Caused by Fusarium temperatum in Zea mays (Maize) and Triticum aestivum (Wheat) in the United Kingdom
doi.org/10.1002/ndr2...
#fusarium #planthealth

@donporque.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 1:07 PM

¿Por qué el plátano arrastra golpes de Estado, matanzas y clones? #Platano #Historia #UnitedFruit #Guatemala #Colombia #Fusarium #Cavendish #Agricultura #AmericaLatina #Geopolitica #HistoriaOculta #Bananas #felizmartes #29deseptiembre

@plantdiseasej.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 5:10 AM

Di Liu et al. investigated the temporal and spatial dynamics of the #Fusarium graminearum species complex associated with Fusarium head blight in wheat from 2014 to 2023 in Mexico. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-26-0064-RE

Fig. 1. Geographic distribution of sampling sites in Mexico and yearly distribution of isolates collected across all locations from 2014 to 2023, excluding 2020.

@plantdiseasej.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 10:32 PM

Hainan, China has experienced widespread foliar diseases in its durian orchards. Field surveys conducted between October 2023 and October 2024 and molecular analysis led Huan Xu et al. to identify six causal #Fusarium species: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-26-0070-SC

Fig. 1. Symptoms of the diseased durian leaves with only Fusarium isolates obtained.

@niooknaw.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 8:38 AM

New publication: #Yeast–#Fusarium interactions and #mycotoxin modulation in the #phyllosphere, by @lindagouka.bsky.social @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social @vivianecordovez.bsky.social and others.
doi.org/10.1093/isme...

@plantdiseasej.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 6:16 PM

Duoduo Wang et al. present the first study in Canada to evaluate the efficacy of fungicides for managing #Fusarium head blight in winter rye. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-25-1884-RE

Fig. 1. A, Treatment means of Fusarium head blight (FHB) severity across varieties; B, variety means of FHB severity across treatment. UUC, uninoculated-untreated control; H, heading; 10A, 10% anthesis; 80A, 80% anthesis; 6DA50A, 6 days after 50% anthesis; and IUC, inoculated-untreated control. The dots indicate the means, and the horizontal bars indicate the asymptotic lower and higher confidence limits. Means with different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05.

@phytopathology.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 12:02 AM

Screening sweetpotato for #Fusarium wilt resistance can be time and resource intensive. Ajay Dhungana et al. identified a marker associated with resistance that could help accelerate selection in breeding programs: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-25-0233-R

Fig. 1. Visualization of Fusarium wilt disease rating scale (0 to 5) and representative stem cross-section (arrows) showing vascular discoloration in the Louisiana sweetpotato population. Disease rating is listed as 0 = no symptoms, 1 = slight vascular discoloration with no external symptoms, 2 = moderate vascular discoloration with no external symptoms, 3 = lower leaves yellowed and incipient wilting, 4 = extensive wilting, and 5 = plant dead (Clark et al. 1998).

@auscottonsci.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 5:40 AM

🧪 Species within the #Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti complex is commonly recovered from #cotton seedlings. Duy Le et al., demonstrated their pathogenicity for the first time in Australia
#PlantScience

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@dailybaltic.com Sep 8, 2026, 7:15 PM

Wet weather drives widespread fusarium infection in Estonian grain #Estonia #fusarium #grain

@phytopathology.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 6:41 PM

A genome-wide association study of 178 maize inbred lines uncovered new clues to #Fusarium stalk rot resistance. Yanyan Liu et al. identified both previously reported resistance regions and a novel locus on chromosome 9: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-25-0331-R

Fig. 1. Development of maize stalk rot and disease severity classification. The scores range from 1 (no disease) to 9 (most severe disease). Bar = 1 cm.

@somssich.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 7:29 AM

Here's a bit more about the developed resistant #Cavendish variety:

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

It carries a resistance gene (MamRGA2) from a wild #Banana relative - an NLR that structurally could be part of a #resistosome:

www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/17...

#PlantScience #PlantImmunity #Fusarium

@somssich.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 7:26 AM

#Fusarium oxysporum TR4 is spreading in Australia, threatening to destroy the local #Banana industry.

Meanwhile, we already have a resistant variety - developed in Australia - but growers don't use it, because of people's irrational fear of GMOs.
We first need a disaster, it seems.

#PlantScience