Occurrence of rot of garlic caused by Fusarium solani during storage

摘要

Garlic (Allium sativum L) is one of the most important and oldest bulbous plants grown worldwide. In India, garlic is grown all most being the country especially in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. Madhya Pradesh is the leading state in garlic production. The garlic crop is generally harvested during March-April in most of the regions of India. After neck cutting it is kept in storage (May-August) for use innext season when temperatures are 30-45°C and relative humidity is also very high between 70-80% in the month of June followed by rains in July and August. The high temperatures and humid conditions during these period favor Fusarium rot in garlic caused by Fusarium solani under different types of storage conditions. This can lead to huge losses.