Verticillium dahliae

Verticillium dahliae is a pathogenic fungus of plants. Their attacks are often referred to as verticilosis that cause discoloration and winding in the leaves. It can accuse the death of plants.

In the Mediterranean basin, the verticilosis of the olive tree is very important, a disease widely distributed throughout it. Its importance has increased in the last years and to this it has contributed the intensification of the culture and the establishment of new plantations in infected soils.

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