Identification of causal agent of wilt of common sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

Abstract

Introduction: Common sage is cultivated in Europe and North America. It has strong antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties. This plant can be infected by different pathogenic fungi species, such as Alternaria alternata, Fusarium spp. (F. culmorum, F. equiseti, F. oxysporum), Phomopsis sclarea and Botrytis cinerea. Those species are the most frequently isolated fungi from sage stem base.

Keywords

• pcr
• fusarium oxysporum
• morphology
• rpb2