Survey of Greenhouse Management Practices in Essex County, Ontario, in Relation to Fusarium Foot and Root Rot of Tomato. W. R. Jarvis, Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0. H. J. Thorpe, and Renée B. Meloche, Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0. Plant Dis. 67:38-40. Accepted for publication 10 May 1982. Copyright 1983 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-38.

A survey of several management factors in an area densely populated with greenhouses in southwestern Ontario showed that few of the factors had a significant effect on the number of tomato crops affected by Fusarium foot and root rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici. No fully effective control measures could be identified, but it is recommended that soil fumigation or partial sterilization would be preferable to total sterilization by steam; that irrigation should be by warm water; that planting should be done in warm soil, either artificially warmed or late planted; and that mulching should be delayed to permit insolation. The incidence of the disease increased in the area since it was first seen in 1974. In 1978, 62% of the crops were affected.

Keyword(s): Lycopersicon esculentum.