--- title: Verticillium wilt description: Verticillium wilt, caused primarily by Verticillium dahliae Kleb., is one of the most important soilborne plant diseases around the world. 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The disease is favoured by crop stress induced by heat, drought, nutrient deficiencies and insect damage. Pathogenic fungi build up in the soil with repeated potato production and can survive there for long periods. Fungus is transported by anything that moves soil such as farm machinery, footwear, animals, water and wind. Initial wilt symptoms are followed by yellowing and eventual browning and death of the leaves and stems. Not all stems arising from a seed piece may be affected. Wilting of the leaflets on one side of a petiole often occurs and is an excellent diagnostic characteristic. When an infected stem is cut at the soil line, the xylem may appear brown. In severe cases of Verticillium wilt, stem end discoloration will be present in tubers. 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