Basal rot is a major fungal disease that occurs in onion crop caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae (Hanazawa) Snyder &Hansen. Severe yield losses occur in the onion crop due to the rotting of bulbs. Survey was conducted in onion growing areas of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Tenkasi districts and five isolates of Fusarium were isolated under in vitro. The isolates were confirmed by both morphological and cultural characters. |