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Diseases of Fennel

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Handbook of Vegetable and Herb Diseases

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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a perennial culinary herb, commonly grown as an annual, used as a flavoring, and also has medicinal properties. The profitability of fennel production can be affected by a number of fungal, bacterial, viral, and nematode pathogens. Particularly damaging fennel diseases are a number of fungal blights and stem rots. Management strategies for fennel diseases recently studied include host and induced resistance, and biological, cultural, and chemical control.

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology (Emeritus), University of Florida-IFAS, Baldwinsville, NY, USA

    Robert J. McGovern

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  1. Dept of Plant Pathology & Ecology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Stat, New Haven, CT, USA

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    Margaret McGrath

  3. Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Chiang Mai University, Baldwinsville, NY, USA

    Robert J. McGovern

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McGovern, R.J. (2023). Diseases of Fennel. In: Elmer, W.H., McGrath, M., McGovern, R.J. (eds) Handbook of Vegetable and Herb Diseases. Handbook of Plant Disease Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35512-8_42-1

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