Fusarium equiseti
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Fusarium equiseti is a fungal species and plant pathogen on a varied range of crops.
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Fusarium equiseti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Nectriaceae |
Genus: | Fusarium |
Species: | F. equiseti |
Binomial name | |
Fusarium equiseti (Corda) Sacc.[1] | |
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It is considered to be a weak pathogen on cereals and is occasionally found to be associated with 'Fusarium head blight' infected kernels.[3] It is commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical areas.[4]
The species has been reported to be a causal organism of wilt in Capsicum chinense in Mexico in 2016.[5]
Fusarium equiseti is also one of the causal organisms for causing chilli wilt in Kashmir along with other fungi species; Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium solani.[6]