Kurt, SenerUysal, AysunSoylu, E. MineKara, MerveSoylu, Soner2024-09-182024-09-1820201345-26301610-739Xhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-020-00922-6https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/10201Fusarium dry root rot is one of the most dangerous diseases of citrus in Turkey. Since December 2015, a devastating decline has caused light purple, vascular discolorations, and dry decay of fibrous roots in some citrus orchards. Cream-colored colonies produced ovoid, ellipsoid or reniform, 1-2-celled microconidia. Macroconidia were 3-5 septate, hyaline, straight, or slightly curved. Chlamydospores were produced from mycelium in intercalary or terminal chains. The fungus was identified as Fusarium solani by sequencing of the ITS and tef-1 alpha nucleotides, pathogenicity assay and MALDI-TOF MS. In pathogenicity tests on 'Okitsu', 20 isolates of Fusarium spp. caused typical root rot.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessFusarium solaniMolecular characterizationMorphologyMALDI-TOF MSPathogenicityCitrus sppCharacterization and pathogenicity of Fusarium solani associated with dry root rot of citrus in the eastern Mediterranean region of TurkeyArticle86432633210.1007/s10327-020-00922-62-s2.0-85083884367Q2WOS:000527448600001Q3