Identification and pathogenicity of Alternaria and Fusarium species associated with bagged apple black spot disease in Shaanxi, China

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 15; p. 1457315
• Main Authors: Ding, Dandan, Shao, Yating, Zhao, Jirong, Lin, Jinshui, Zhang, Xiangqian, Wang, Xiukang, Xu, Xiangming, Xu, Chengnan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 12.09.2024
• Subjects: Alternaria and Fusarium; apple; black spot disease; co-infection; Microbiology; pathogenicity; Alternaria and Fusarium; apple; pathogenicity; co-infection; black spot disease

Apple is an economically important fruit crop in northern Shaanxi Province in China. In recent years, a new type of apple black spot disease, “bagged apple black spot disease,” has occurred in the main apple production area of Yan’an City, Shaanxi Province, during the apple ripening season. It serio...