Determination of cultural and biometrical characters of Fusarium species isolated from plant material harvested from coffee (coffea canephora Pierre.) infected with CWD in Democratic Republic of Congo

The Coffee Wilt Disease (CWD) is vascular disease due to Gibberella (Fusarium) xylarioides has decimated coffee plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The authors determined the characters of different species of Fusarium isolated from Robusta coffee trees affected by this disease, to establish their causality. The cultural and biometricals characters have been studied. Differences were observed between the stock of F. xylarioides and those of Fusarium lateritium, Fusarium solani, F. falciforme, and, Fusarium stilboides.