Southern blight

was first observed in tomato crops in Florida in 1892, and it has been regularly reported as causing rotting to the root and stem in tomato plants. Significant [...] t losses occur in soils infested by the pathogen, which have a light texture and humidity close to field capacity. In the southern USA, losses can reach [...] surface of the stem. In favourable conditions, the sclerotia can germinate in two forms, hyphal or eruptive, causing infection in the plants. The sclerotia