FIRST STUDY ON FUSARIUM EQUISETI, CAUSES FUSARIUM WILT IN TOMATO CROP IN BALI, INDONESIA

Fusarium wilt causes losses to tomato crops, in Bali - Indonesia. This disease is caused by a pathogenic fungi. Research on the morphology and molecular pathogen of the fungi is very important to ensure the causes of plant diseases. Certainty about the causes of plant diseases is closely related to controlling the disease. Koch's postulate is done to confirm the agent of the disease. Based on observations of macroscopic, microscopic, and 18S rDNA characteristics, it can be identified that the cause of wilt in tomato plants in Bali is the Fusarium equiseti. This paper is the first report on one of the causes of wilt in tomato plants in Bali, Fusarium equiseti.