2005 年 2005 巻 52 号 p. 59-62
Verticillium wilt of Cirsium japonicum (Thunb.) DC. and Tagetes evecta L. occurred in Tokyo Metropolis in 1998. The causal fungus isolated from the diseased plants was identified as Verticillium dahliae Klebahn. Inoculation tests showed that this fungus was the causal agent of these diseases. This is the firstreport on the diseases in Japan.