Verticillium Wilt

Japanese Maple (Right) and Red Maple (Left) with premature fall coloring due to Verticillium Wilt.

Introduction

Verticillium wilt is the result of a soil-borne fungal pathogen called Verticillium dahliae that infects over 200 species of plants. In all there are ten recognized species of Verticillium but V. dahliae has the widest range of hosts. These can include, maple trees, tomato plants, eggplants, peach trees, black raspberry, spinach, pumpkin, alfalfa, hops, cherry trees, peony, snapdragons, chrysanthemums, etc. As said there are over 200 species that acts as a host, many of which include many important agriculture crops, or forest species.

Characteristics

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Life Cycle

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Taxonomy

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