Università degli studi di Sassari, Facoltà di Agraria - Gallizzi
Abstract
The wilt of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., hitherto unreported in Italy,
has been found on last two years in Sardinia.
The disease symptoms and the pathogen characters are described.
Artificial inoculation tests allowed to state that our isolate is highly virulent to this host