The diseases are among the main factors responsible for the low productivity and losses in commercial passion fruit crops. Among the agents that cause pathologies, Fusarium oxysporium S, Fusarium solani Sacc and Phytophora spp., deserve attention. The use of tolerant cultivars stands out as one of the most effective, economic and ecological measures in the control of the disease. In the case of passion fruit, this strategy is essential based on the high susceptibility of current cultivars. Fusarium spp normally compromises the efficiency of the root system, as well as the conductive vessels...