Vegetables, sources of macro and micronutrients such as carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamin and minerals are important for human nutrition. In vegetable production, fungal diseases can cause significant economic losses and plant protection studies are of great importance to prevent these losses. The aim of this project is to detect the fungal diseases and prevalence that mainly damage the production of lettuce, parsley, dill, arugula, and cress. This study conducted in Central Anatolia Region

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... s carried out in the provinces of Eskişehir, Ankara, and Konya between 2015-2017. Morphological and molecular diagnosis of fungal diseases and prevalence rates were determined in the region. Isolations were made from the diseased plants and the isolates were stored at -20 ºC and -80 ºC. As a result of the studies Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Fusarium oxysporum, and Alternaria alternata in lettuce; Septoria petroselini, Fusarium oxysporum, and Rhizoctonia solani in parsley; Erysiphe heraclei in dill; Albugo candida in both arugula and cress were detected.