verticillium wilt
noun
ver·ti·cil·li·um wilt
ˌvər-tə-ˈsi-lē-əm- 
: a wilt disease of various plants that is caused by a soil-borne imperfect fungus (genus Verticillium)
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Looking for varieties that resist root knot nematode or verticillium wilt or early blight or other common tomato problems?
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Consider selecting varieties resistant to fusarium and verticillium wilts, tobacco mosaic virus, and/or nematodes.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Looking for varieties that resist root knot nematode or verticillium wilt or early blight?
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Looking for varieties that resist root knot nematode or verticillium wilt or early blight or other issues?
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Thanks for your perfect pictures of verticillium wilt on your cotinus.
—oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022
Avoid gardening under a Japanese maple, as damage to the roots can be an entry point for verticillium wilt.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Here’s a link to an Iowa State University Extension publication on verticillium wilt, which will give you more information.
—oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2021
For example, catalpa trees, viburnum shrubs and strawberry plants are all susceptible to the fungal disease called verticillium wilt.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2021
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Consider selecting varieties resistant to fusarium and verticillium wilts, tobacco mosaic virus, and/or nematodes.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Looking for varieties that resist root knot nematode or verticillium wilt or early blight?
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Looking for varieties that resist root knot nematode or verticillium wilt or early blight or other issues?
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
Thanks for your perfect pictures of verticillium wilt on your cotinus.
—oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022
Avoid gardening under a Japanese maple, as damage to the roots can be an entry point for verticillium wilt.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
Here’s a link to an Iowa State University Extension publication on verticillium wilt, which will give you more information.
—oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2021
For example, catalpa trees, viburnum shrubs and strawberry plants are all susceptible to the fungal disease called verticillium wilt.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2021
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“Verticillium wilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verticillium%20wilt. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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