First report of Fusarium falciforme (FSSC 3+4) causing wilt disease of Phaseolus vulgaris in Mexico.

Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is the second most important crop in Mexico after corn due to the high consumption of beans in all regions of the country. In the winter (January 2016), bean plants showing wilting, root discoloration and necrosis were observed, with an incidence of approximately 30% in different fields (<1 ha) in Tecoanapa, Guerrero State, Mexico. Symptomatic fine roots (<2 mm) were cut into 0.

Diagnosis and Integrated Management of Fruit Rot in , Caused by .

Fruit rot is the principal phytopathological problem of pipiana pumpkin ( Huber) in the state of Guerrero. The aims of this research were to 1) identify the causal agent of southern blight on pumpkin fruits by morphological, pathogenic, and molecular analysis (ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2); 2) evaluate spp.