Colletotrichum truncatum causing anthracnose on papaya fruit (Carica papaya) in Brazil

Papaya anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum truncatum is reported for the first time in Brazil. The etiological agent was identified by a combination of morphological and molecular approaches. Pathogenicity was confirmed and Koch’s postulates fulfilled for a selected isolate from Porto Seguro, Bahia...

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Published inAustralasian plant disease notes Vol. 15; no. 1
Main Authors dos Santos Vieria, Willie Anderson, dos Santos Nunes, Angélica, Veloso, Josiene Silva, Machado, Alexandre Reis, Balbino, Valdir Queiroz, da Silva, Anthony Carlos, Gomes, André Ângelo Medeiros, Doyle, Vinson Patrick, Câmara, Marcos Paz Saraiva
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2020
Subjects
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Entomology
Life Sciences
Plant Pathology
Plant Sciences
postharvest
fungal disease
occurrence
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Summary:Papaya anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum truncatum is reported for the first time in Brazil. The etiological agent was identified by a combination of morphological and molecular approaches. Pathogenicity was confirmed and Koch’s postulates fulfilled for a selected isolate from Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil.
ISSN:1833-928X
1833-928X
DOI:10.1007/s13314-019-0371-4