IIntercropping is a common cropping system strategy in agricultural ecosystems. In intercropping system, two or more crops growing in close proximity could not only improve the crop yield per unit by fully utilizing the resources of light, heat, water, air and fertilizer, but also influence the incidence rate and severity of diseases and pests. Fusarium wilt disease caused by continuous cropping can decrease the yields of many crops. It is reported that fusarium wilt disease could be controlled naturally by improving crop resistance against diseases in intercropping systems. In this paper it reviewed phenomenological research comparing fusarium wilt disease incidence in monocrops and intercrops, and in most of the studies intercropping reduced disease. The mechanisms by which intercrops affect disease dynamics include modification of microclimate, especially temperature and moisture; changes in host morphology and physiology; induced resistance in hosts; effective use of plant nutrition; direct pathogen inhibition and improved microbial diversity in soil. The limitation in using intercropping to control soilborne diseases and the research prospects in the future and hotspots concerning disease control by intercropping were also discussed and highlighted.