First Report of Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum on Tamarillo in the United States

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 96; no. 4; p. 587
• Main Authors: Jones, R. W, Perez, F. G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2012
• Subjects: agar; anthracnose; Colletotrichum acutatum; conidia; crops; death; disease occurrence; flowers; fruits; fungi; girdling; Glomerella; greenhouses; home gardens; host range; internal transcribed spacers; lesions (plant); mature plants; pathogens; petioles; plastic bags; Solanum betaceum; species identification; stems; trees; New Zealand; South America; United States

An aggressive anthracnose disease was identified on greenhouse and home garden cultivated tamarillo (Solanum betaceum). Large angular lesions eventually engulfed leaves of mature, fruit bearing trees. Additional lesions were seen on petioles and stems, resulting in stem girdling. Flower clusters wer...