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Plant disease

Verticillium Wilt

Issue type
disease
Seedborne
No
Resistance code
V
Affects
Tomato

Symptoms

V-shaped yellow lesions at leaf margins that brown and drop, with wilting mildest in the morning; vascular browning is paler and lower in the stem than fusarium's. Cooler-climate counterpart to fusarium wilt with an enormous host range.

Management

Ve1 is the resistance behind the V printed on catalog lines, and it answers race 1 and nothing else. Race 2 overcomes it and is answered by the V2 locus, and race 3 overcomes both. Strains defeating Ve1 have emerged across the United States, so a V is a narrower statement than it looks: it says the variety carries some verticillium resistance, not that it meets whatever race is in the field. The pathogen persists in soil over a decade, so rotation is weak; resistance is the control, and which resistance matters.

Varieties with documented resistance

VarietyLevelCodeBasisDaysBreeding
Roma VF resistant V Breeder declared 73-80 open-pollinated
Oregon Spring resistant V Breeder declared 58-60 open-pollinated
Siletz resistant V Breeder declared 52-57 open-pollinated
Ace 55 resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 open-pollinated
Heinz 1350 resistant V Breeder declared 75-78 open-pollinated
New Yorker resistant V Breeder declared 60-66 open-pollinated
Better Boy resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Early Girl resistant V Breeder declared 57-60 F1 hybrid
Celebrity resistant V Breeder declared 70-72 F1 hybrid
Big Beef resistant V Breeder declared 70-73 F1 hybrid
Super Sweet 100 resistant V Breeder declared 60-65 F1 hybrid
Mountain Merit resistant V Independently observed 73-77 F1 hybrid
Amelia resistant - Independently observed 75-80 F1 hybrid
Bella Rosa resistant - Independently observed 72-76 F1 hybrid
Florida 91 resistant V Independently observed 70-74 F1 hybrid
Solar Fire resistant - Independently observed 70-75 F1 hybrid
Lemon Boy resistant V Breeder declared 72-75 F1 hybrid
Jet Star resistant V Breeder declared 72-75 F1 hybrid
Mountain Fresh Plus resistant V Breeder declared 75-78 F1 hybrid
Plum Regal resistant V Breeder declared 68-75 F1 hybrid
Granadero resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
BHN 589 resistant V Breeder declared 74-80 F1 hybrid
Floradade resistant V Independently observed 75-80 open-pollinated
Tropic resistant V Breeder declared 80-85 open-pollinated
Mountain Pride resistant V Independently observed 74-77 F1 hybrid
Mountain Rouge resistant V Independently observed 74-80 F1 hybrid
Damsel resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Marnero resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Margold resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Rebelski resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Geronimo resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Primo Red resistant V Breeder declared 68-73 F1 hybrid
Red Deuce resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Skyway 687 resistant V Independently observed 72-78 F1 hybrid
Sebring resistant - Independently observed 72-78 F1 hybrid
Florida 47 resistant V Independently observed 72-78 F1 hybrid
Viva Italia resistant V Breeder declared 72-80 F1 hybrid
Big Mama resistant V Breeder declared 80-85 F1 hybrid
Super Marzano resistant V Breeder declared 70-80 F1 hybrid
Sweet Chelsea resistant V Breeder declared 65-70 F1 hybrid
Favorita resistant V Breeder declared 60-65 F1 hybrid
Five Star Grape resistant V Breeder declared 65-70 F1 hybrid
Bush Early Girl resistant V Breeder declared 54-63 F1 hybrid
Better Bush resistant V Breeder declared 68-72 F1 hybrid
Bush Goliath resistant V Breeder declared 65-70 F1 hybrid
Health Kick resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Beefmaster resistant V Breeder declared 80-85 F1 hybrid
SuperSteak resistant V Breeder declared 80-85 F1 hybrid
Park's Whopper resistant V Breeder declared 65-70 F1 hybrid
Champion resistant V Breeder declared 62-70 F1 hybrid
Fantastic resistant V Breeder declared 65-70 F1 hybrid
Mountain Delight resistant V Independently observed 70-75 F1 hybrid
Mountain Spring resistant V Independently observed 70-75 F1 hybrid
Mountain Gem resistant V Independently observed 70-78 F1 hybrid
Carolina Gold resistant V Independently observed 72-78 F1 hybrid
Sunbrite resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Heatmaster resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Phoenix resistant - Independently observed 72-78 F1 hybrid
BHN 602 resistant - Independently observed 72-78 F1 hybrid
Crista resistant V Breeder declared 72-78 F1 hybrid
Galahad resistant V Breeder declared 69-75 F1 hybrid
Buffalosun resistant V Breeder declared 70-80 F1 hybrid
Chef's Choice Orange resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Chef's Choice Pink resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Chef's Choice Black resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Pozzano resistant V Breeder declared 70-80 F1 hybrid
Supremo resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Verona resistant V Breeder declared 70-78 F1 hybrid
Estiva resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Bigdena resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Cobra resistant V Breeder declared 70-78 F1 hybrid
Beorange resistant V Breeder declared 75-82 F1 hybrid
Tribute resistant V Breeder declared 72-78 F1 hybrid
Red Snapper resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Chef's Choice Yellow resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Chef's Choice Bicolor resistant V Breeder declared 75-85 F1 hybrid
Chef's Choice Red resistant V Breeder declared 75-80 F1 hybrid
Sun Leaper resistant V Breeder declared 70-75 F1 hybrid
Solar Set resistant V Independently observed 70-75 F1 hybrid

This is the page where the difference matters most, because it is where a variety gets chosen for its resistance. Breeder declared means the claim comes from whoever breeds or sells the seed, which for most resistance genes is the only evidence that exists. Independently observed means an institution with no stake in the sale grew the plant and reported what happened.

Sources & References

Evidence: 2 sources, all independent references.

  1. Vegetable MD Online · Cornell University, Plant Pathology, University or Government
  2. Genome-wide association study identifies quantitative trait loci associated with resistance to Verticillium dahliae race 3 in tomato · The Plant Genome (2025), Peer-Reviewed