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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=579351616-14012008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Just an update to that information (which was released
about 10 years ago). There are now several resistant and tolerant
varieties available, e.g., Nufar and Aroma 2. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=579351616-14012008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Jeanine</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeanine M. Davis</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Assoc. Professor & Extension
Specialist</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dept. of
Horticultural Science</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
size=2>NC State University</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Mtn. Hort. Crops Research & Extension Ctr</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>455 Research Drive, Fletcher, NC
28732</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phone:
828-684-3562 FAX: 828-684-8715</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Email: Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Websites: <A
href="http://ncherb.org/">http://ncherb.org</A></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://ncspecialtycrops.org/">http://ncspecialtycrops.org</A></FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://ncorganic.org/">http://ncorganic.org</A></FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://ncmedicinalherbs.org/">http://ncmedicinalherbs.org</A></FONT></SPAN>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lucy
Pongetti<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 14, 2008 10:59 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Kathy
Schlosser; mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B>Cc:</B> Moore, Christine;
Rexford Talbert; Gloria McClure; director@herbsociety.org; Anne
Abbott<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [MPWG] basil<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes, thank you.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lucy Pongetti<BR>Grants
Coordinator<BR>City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Bonita</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Springs</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><BR><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">9101 Bonita Beach
Road</st1:address></st1:Street><BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Bonita</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Springs</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, FL
34135<BR>239-949-6262<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:lucy.pongetti@cityofbonitasprings.org">lucy.pongetti@cityofbonitasprings.org</A><BR>"The
greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the
acorn." James Allen</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> E. Steve
Schlosser, Jr. [mailto:eschlosserjr@triad.rr.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Kathy Schlosser<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, January 14, 2008 8:33
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Lucy Pongetti;
mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> director@herbsociety.org; 'Anne
Abbott'; 'Rexford Talbert'; 'Gloria McClure'; 'Moore, Christine'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [MPWG]
basil</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Could this
be the disease you are referencing?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kathy
Schlosser<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“A
devastating basil wilt disease caused by a soilborne pathogenic fungus, <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Fusarium oxysporum</SPAN></I> <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">f. sp</SPAN></I>. <I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic">basilicum</SPAN></I>, was first discovered in the
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 1991 and identified in N.C.
in 1992. Plants infected with this disease usually grow normally until they are
six to twelve inches tall, then they become stunted and suddenly wilt. Initial
symptoms usually include brown streaks on the stems, discoloration of the
internal stem tissue, and sudden leaf drop. Interestingly, only sweet basil is
affected. Some of the specialty basils, such as lemon basil and purple basil,
show some resistance to the disease. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The disease
is introduced into fields, hydroponic systems, and greenhouse culture primarily
through contaminated seed. Growers should only buy basil seed that has been
tested for the fusarium wilt fungus. Currently, these tests involve growing out
a large number of seed and looking for disease symptoms. This does not guarantee
that the seed will be free of infection, but it greatly reduces the risk. If it
is not possible to obtain tested seed, the seed should be soaked in cold water
for four hours followed by a heat treatment of 20 minutes in 133-136 degree F
water. Seed germination rates will probably be reduced by the hot water
treatment, so a germination test should be conducted on a small lot of the
treated seed to determine how much seeding rates need to be adjusted. Also, the
hot water treatment causes a sticky layer to develop on the outer surface of
seed making it difficult to handle. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Once a
field has become infested with the fusarium wilt pathogen, infective propagules
may persist in the soil for 8-12 years. During that time, growers should avoid
growing sweet basil or members of the mint family. Mints will not exhibit
symptoms of the disease but may carry over the inoculum from year to year. There
are currently no products registered to help control this
disease.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Source:
Jeanine M. Davis<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Extension
Horticultural Specialist<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Department
of HorticulturalScience<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">North
Carolina</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:State> Cooperative Extension
Service<o:p></o:p></P>
<P><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">North
Carolina</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (1997)<o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org
[mailto:mpwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Lucy Pongetti<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, January 14, 2008 8:15
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
mpwg@lists.plantconservation.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [MPWG]
basil<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I heard that basil crops around the
world are infected with a fungus that has no cure – what is the real
story?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lucy Pongetti<BR>Grants
Coordinator<BR>City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Bonita</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Springs</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><BR><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">9101 Bonita Beach
Road</st1:address></st1:Street><BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Bonita</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Springs</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, FL
34135<BR>239-949-6262<BR>email: <A
href="mailto:lucy.pongetti@cityofbonitasprings.org">lucy.pongetti@cityofbonitasprings.org</A><BR>"The
greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the
acorn." James Allen</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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