Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Phoenix dactylifera L. (Date palm); possibly Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island palm) and Lawsonia inermis L. (Henna). DISEASE: Bayoud disease (vascular wilt). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: North Africa: Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco; Europe: France, Italy (on P. canariensis). (IMI Distribution Map 240). TRANSMISSION: The fungus is soil borne, and can survive for many years as chlamydospores in infected soil and plant residues (57, 2620). Within a site, the fungus may spread by root contact between adjacent trees (52, 4186). Between sites the fungus may be disseminated by dispersal of soil, infected plant parts or artefacts made from palm tissues. There is currently no evidence of seed borne transmission.