Biocontrol of wilt disease (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) in tomato by Glomus fasciculatum

The use of arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) to influence soil borne plant diseases is based on their ability to promote plant health and reduce the damage caused by the pathogens. AM have proved to control different pathogens – nematodes as well as parasitic fungi. We examined the protective effects induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus fasciculatum against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici causal agent of wilt disease in tomato.