Draft genome sequence of a Fusarium proliferatum isolate obtained from small cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum

Abstract Objectives: Several Fusarium species are well-known plant pathogens responsible for causing wilt and rot diseases across a wide range of crops. We are interested in studying the pathogenicity of Fusarium species in economically important crops like small cardamom. In this study, small cardamom plants exhibiting typical wilting symptoms were investigated for Fusarium infection in Idukki district of Kerala, India. A Fusarium- like fungus was isolated in pure culture from a symptomatic plant and whole-genome sequencing was performed to identify the isolate and examine its genetic makeup. The genome sequence identified it as Fusarium proliferatum isolate STSP and provided valuable insights into its genetic composition . Additional experiments and analysis of the genome sequence are underway to determine the pathogenicity of the isolate in small cardamom. Data description: A Fusarium strain STSP was isolated from symptomatic tissues of Elettaria cardamomum (small cardamom). The genomic DNA of the isolate was extracted and sequencing was done using Illumina and Oxford Nanopore platforms. The isolate STSP belongs to F. proliferatum and its draft genome sequence of 33,320,451 bp of nucleotides is presented here.