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Botryodiplodia theobromae causing fruit rot of Annona muricata in Mauritius
Author(s) -
LUTCHMEAH R. S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1988.tb02208.x
Subject(s) - annona muricata , biology , inoculation , fungus , annona , pathogen , horticulture , lasiodiplodia theobromae , botany , fruit rot , microbiology and biotechnology , annonaceae
Botryodiplodia theobromae is reported for the first time as a pathogen of Annona muricata. The fungus was isolated from severely rotted fruits in Mauritius and was shown to be pathogenic by inoculation of wounded fruits under controlled conditions.