First Report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum siamense, Causing Anthracnose Disease on coffee trees, in Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: El Komy, Mahmoud H, Alsubaie, Maha, Ibrahim, Yasser Eid, Sharafaddin, Anwar H, Al-Saleh, Mohammed Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: United States 01.10.2023
• Subjects: anthracnose; Coffea arabica L; Yield loss and economic impacts; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex; Subject Areas

Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is a promising agricultural commodity in many countries including Saudi Arabia, but crop production is often constrained by diseases. In December 2021, coffee trees had symptoms of anthracnose disease (CAD) were observed in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia (17°19'00.8&quo...