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Two races ofFusarium oxysporum f. sp.melonis were identified among 54 isolates of this pathogen, tested on three differential lines of melon. Of the two races, race 0 was the more prevalent, comprising 92.5% of the total number of isolates tested. Race 1 has been encountered so far in one growing area only. The identity of the local races is compared with those defined in France and in two areas of melon-growing in California.
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Netzer, D., Weintall, C. Pathogenic races of the melon-wilt Fusarium in Israel. Phytoparasitica 7, 203–205 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981128
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