First report of Diaporthe humulicola causing stem blight in hop plants in Massachusetts

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Williams, Noah, Stamborski, Nolan, Back, Chang-Gi, Jung, Geunhwa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Fungi; other; Field crops; Crop Type; Pathogen detection; Causal Agent; Subject Areas

Humulus lupulus L., the common hop plant, is a commercially cultivated crop used as a beer flavoring agent that has been grown in Massachusetts since the 1600s (Machado et al., 2019 ; Rumney, 1998). In 2018, Diaporthe leaf spot, caused by the fungal pathogen Diaporthe humulicola, was found at hopyar...