Status of fusarium wilt of tomato in Uttar Pradesh

The tomato cultivation under protected conditions is increasing gradually in Uttar Pradesh but monoculture of crop under protected condition has resulted the appearance of soil borne diseases. So, that farmers should take precautions to protect the crop. The pathogen associated with the wilt disease of tomato is identified as fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. The highest incidence was observed 26.5% in Moradabad district followed by 23.89, 13.67 and 11.53% in Meerut, Bareilly and Bulandshahr respectively.