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¹ Batı Akdeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü Viewed : 1614 - Downloaded : 923 Cotton, as an agricultural and industrial crop, has a great importance for domestic and foreign trade of Turkey. Wilt disease is the most important disease in our country as in the cotton production regions in the world. This study was conducted to determine disease severity, disease incidence (%) and the relationship between disease incidence and soil properties caused by wilt pathogen in 161 fields in Antalya, Serik and Manavgat provinces. Disease severity and disease incidence values were detected as 1.75 and 81.90 %; 0.81 and 56.95 %; 0.94 and 63.06 % in 2000, 20001 and 2002, respectively. The studies indicate the significantly ascending of disease incidence and resistant varieties showing adaptation to region that are required. Keywords : Cotton wilt, Disease severity, Disease incidence, Survey