INTRODUCTION
Foliage pathogens cause economic crop reductions in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). One of the most destructive common fungal diseases caused by A. solani affects primarily the leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of tomatoes. The leaf spots are generally from dark brown to black, often numerous and enlarging with concentric rings. Lower leaves are attacked first, and then disease progresses upward and affected leaves turn yellow and dry up. Stems lesions can develop on seedling, and may form canker and kill the plant. The A. solani can attack fruits when they approach maturity at the stem end where the symptoms may be small and sunken or may enlarge to cover most of the fruit (Agrios, 1997; Chaerani and Voorrips, 2007; Rotem, 1994).