Japanese Journal of Phytopathology
Online ISSN : 1882-0484
Print ISSN : 0031-9473
ISSN-L : 0031-9473
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Anthracnose of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
S. TABAD. MIKAMIK. TAKAESUA. OOSHIROZ. MOROMIZATOS. NAKASONES. KAWANO
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2006 Volume 72 Issue 1 Pages 25-27

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Anthracnose of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus (How.) Britt. & Rose was observed in Okinawa Prefecture in 2002. Numerous conidial masses formed on the surface of water-soaked lesion on fruits. A Colletotrichum species was isolated from the diseased fruits and plants, and typical symptoms were reproduced after inoculation with the isolated fungus. The causal agent was identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

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