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Twig and stem blight of cotton caused by Botryodiplodia theobromae
Author(s) -
LAKSHMANAN P.,
MOHAN S.
Publication year - 1989
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.1365-3059.1989.tb02146.x
Subject(s) - twig , blight , biology , punica , inoculation , horticulture , botany , gossypium barbadense , fiber crop , gossypium hirsutum
A twig and stem blight of cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) was observed in Tamil Nadu, India in 1977. The causal organism was isolated in pure culture and identified as Botryodiplodia theobromae , a first record of this species causing twig and stem blight on cotton. Typical fruit rot symptoms were produced on several inoculated fruits but not Citrus sp., Punica granatum or Achras sapota.