Sweet Basil

Sweet Basil has been hugely successful on Pohnpei, producing 3 cups of leaves about every four days.

Cherry Tomatoes

Trying to grow tomatoes on Pohnpei has been a struggle, but I'm making progress.

Common Herbs

Most of the traditional herbs, including parsley and oregano, have grown like weeds.

Lettuce

I've recently branched out into lettuce-growing and found unexpected success.

Lavender

A plant that has truly surprised me is lavender, which is notoriously difficult to propagate from seed.

Cilantro

Though unhappy with Pohnpei's hot weather, I was able to grow cilantro with care and whip up some nice batches of fresh salsa.

Pesto Pizza

One of the benefits of having so much basil is trying new recipes, like this delicious pesto pizza.

Mint

I was lucky enough to propagate two types of mint from cuttings, though I had no success growing the plant from seed.

Showing posts with label verticillium wilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label verticillium wilt. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2013

Verticillium-Resistant Tomato Cultivars

Big Beef F1 Though not entirely immune, the following tomato varieties have been bred to be resistant to the verticillium fungus. Pictured: Big Beef F1.

Abe Lincoln
Abuelo
Ace 55
Agatha
Agriset 8279 F1
Amelia VR F1
Andino NUN3149
Angelina F1
Applause
Applegate F1
Arbason
Ariset 334
Atomic
Bambino F1
Basket Vee
Beaufort F1
Beefmaster
Better Boy F1
Better Bush
BHN-1021 F1
BHN-189
BHN-268
BHN-410
BHN-444
BHN-543
BHN-585
BHN-586
BHN-589
BHN-602
BHN-640
BHN-762
BHN-768
BHN-783
BHN-826 F1
BHN-871
BHN-876
BHN-882
BHN-901
BHN-961
BHN-968
Big Beef F1
Big Bite
Biltmore
Bobcat
Bush Celebrity
Bush Champion II
Bush Early Girl
Bush Goliath
Cabernet F1
Cambell's 33
Capaya
Carnival
Caruso
Celebrity F1
Celebrity Supreme
Champion
Champion II
Cherry Blossom
Classica
Clermon
Cluster Goliath
Cobra F1
Cordova F1
Corona Ps
Cortez
Country Tast
Crista F1
Dafel
Debut
Defiant PhR F1
Delicious
Early Cherry
Early Girl F1
Early Goliath
El Cid F1
El Patron
El Senor
Emperador F1
Empire
Estiva
Fabulous
Fantastic F1
Fantom
Finishline
First Blish
First Pik
Five Star Grape F1
Floralina
Florida 47 F1
Follia
Geronimo F1
Giant Valentine
Glamour
Gold Nugget
Golden Girl
Golden Honey Bunch
Golden Milano
Granadero F1
Grandeur
Grandma's Garden
Grandma's Pick
Granny Smith
Gremlin F1
Growdena
Halcon
Hard Rock
Health Kick
Heartland
Heinz 1439 VFA
Heinz 2653
Hermosa HM 8849
Homesweet
Husky Cherry Red
Husky Red F1
Hy-Beef 9904
Hybrid 46
Impacto
Incas
Italian Goliath
Jelly Bean Red
Jelly Bean Yellow
Jet Star F1
Jetsetter
Joker
Jolly Elf F1
JTO-99197
Jumbo VF
Kada
Keepsake
Lemon Boy
Linda
Lunchbox
Manitoba
Margherita
Marglobe Select VFA
Margo
Mariana
Marmande
Marmara
Massada F1
Maxifort
Medfo
Mini Charm
MiReina
Miroma
Monica F1
Moreton
Mr. Ugly
Mt. Crest
Mt. Delight
Mt. Fresh Plus F1
Mt. Glory
Mt. Magic
Mt. Pride
Mt. Spring
Murie
NC 50-7
New Girl F1
Northern Delight
Ofri
Old Fashioned Goliath
Olivade
Orange Sunshine
Oregon Spring
P418 APT 533
Panzer
Paragon
Park's Beefy Boy
Park's Whopper
Pear Goliath
Picus
Pik Red F1
Pik Rite
Pilavy
Pilgrim
Pink Brandymaster
Pink Girl F1
Pitenza
Plum Crimson F1
Plum Regal
Polbig F1
Primo Red F1
Puebla
Qualit 21
Qualit 23 F1
Rapsodie
Ravello
Reba
Red Brandymaster
Red Candy
Red Defender
Red Delight
Red Pride
Redline
RFT 6153
Rocky Top
Roma
Royal Mountie
Rutgers 39
Sahel
Samurai F1
San Marzano 168 F1
Sapho F1
Scarlet Red F1
Scout
Show Girl
Siletz
Silverado F1
Small Fry
Smarty
Solar Fire F1
Solar Set R
Sophya F1
Spitfire
Springfield
STM 0225
STM 5811
Sun Gold F1
Sun King
Sun Leaper
Sun Pride
Sunbeam
Sunbrite F1
Sunchief
Sunguard
Sunkist F1
Sunmaster
Sunoma
Sunray
Sunrise
Sunsation F1
Sunshine
Sunstart
Super Bush
Super Marzano F1
Super Sioux
Super Sweet 100
Supersonic F1
Supersteak
Sweet Chelsea F1
Talladega
Tolsoi
Tomande
Tomosa
Torbay
Torero F1
Tormenta
Toro F1
Tough Boy 8 F1
Tough Boy 93 F1
Tribeca
Trinity F1
Tropic Boy F1
Trust
TY-40 F1
TY-75 F1
Ultimate Opener
Ultra Girl
Valley Girl F1
Valleycat
Veeroma
Veronica
Victoria Supreme
Viva Italia F1
Window Box Roma
Wolverine
Yellow Brandymaster
Yellow Pear

Verticillium Wilt

An Intro to Verticillium Wilt

Verticillium Wilt on a Tomato Plant Verticillium Wilt is a fungal disease affecting the vascular system of host plants. It is caused by three species of the Verticillium genus. Tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers are most vulnerable. The disease obstructs the flow of nutrients through the xylem, resulting in wilting of the leaves and stem and eventually the death of the plant. Symptoms look very similar to Fusarium Wilt, but verticillium can kill small plants very quickly. Tissue discoloration will be evident if the stem of an infected plant is cut.

CONDITIONS

Verticillium is even hardier than Fusarium and thrives at cooler temperatures. It can survive very cold--even freezing--conditions.

TRANSMISSION

The fungus is transmitted through contact with infected soil or water and through root-to-root contact. Some types of insects can also spread the disease from plant to plant.

MANAGEMENT

Like Fusarium Wilt, there is no practical cure for an infected plant. The fungus continues to live in the soil after a plant is dead and can infect any new plants it makes contact with. Farmers often use crop-rotation as a strategy for minimizing the spread of verticillium. Verticillium does not tolerate long periods of flooding, and continued drowning of soil over a long period of time might be one way of ridding it of the fungus.

AVOIDING VERTICILLIUM

The best way to avoid verticillium is to plant cultivars that have been bred to resist it. CLICK HERE for a complete list of Verticillium-Resistant Tomato Cultivars.

NOTABLE VERTICILLIUM SPECIES

V. dahliae, V. albo-atrum, and V. longisporum are the three well-known species.