Development of specific primers for Fusarium oxysporum causing damping off of Lilium formolongi.

Primers specific for the hypothetical forma specialis of Fusarium oxysporum were designed to amplify DNA from this pathogenic fungus that infects plants including lilies. The F. oxysporum sequence between the transposal elements han and hop was used for primer design.

Effect of Soil Inoculum Density and Temperature on the Incidence of Cucumber Black Root Rot.

The effects of the density of Phomopsis sclerotioides in soil and other environmental factors on black root rot of cucumber were investigated. Cucumber plants were grown in soil containing P. sclerotioides at 1, 10, 100, and 1000 CFU/g.