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THE pectic enzymes produced by Fusarium oxysporum Schl. emend. Sny. and Han. f. lycopersici (Sacc.) Sny. and Han. have been considered to play an important part in the production of symptoms and of wilting in tomato plants infected with Fusarium 1. It has been suggested that pectic enzymes are not responsible for the full range of symptoms2,3 and that other metabolites may be involved. The pectic enzymes have also been considered important for the invasion of a wide range of plants by fungal parasites2.
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McDONNELL, K. Absence of Pectolytic Enzymes in a Pathogenic Strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici . Nature 182, 1025–1026 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821025a0
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