Stem-end Rot of Papaya and Its Pathogens

Abstract

Unknown rots in stem-end of papaya fruit imported in 1986 to 1987 were occurred in Japan. The symptoms were classified into five types. The causal fungi were identified as Botryodiplodia theobromae, Phomopsis sp., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium solani, and Ascochyta caricae on the basis of the morphological characteristics and the pathogenicity on the stem-end of papaya fruit.