Open AccessFirst Report of Apple Bitter Rot Caused by Colletotrichum godetiae in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Riccardo Baroncelli,
S. Sreenivasaprasad,
Michael R. Thon,
Serenella A. Sukno
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plant disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.663
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1943-7692
pISSN - 0191-2917
DOI - 10.1094/pdis-11-13-1177-pdn
Subject(s) - biology , colletotrichum acutatum , colletotrichum , mycelium , spore , spots , botany , locus (genetics) , inoculation , horticulture , gene , genetics
Apple is an important crop in United Kingdom, with a total production of 233,750 tonnes in 2011. Symptoms of apple bitter rot were observed on apple fruits (Malus domestica L.) in the Newcastle area, United Kingdom, in October 2008