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First record of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on tree tomato in Ecuador
Author(s) -
VELASTEGUI J. R.,
BALL S. F. L.
Publication year - 1991
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.1365-3059.1991.tb02406.x
Subject(s) - sclerotinia sclerotiorum , biology , orchard , pathogenicity , sclerotinia , horticulture , ascocarp , botany , tree (set theory) , fungal pathogen , pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , taxonomy (biology) , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Cyphomandra betacea (tree tomato) plants with stem lesions were observed in an orchard in Tungurahua province, Ecuador. Dissection of the stems showed the presence of black sclerotia. Further laboratory analysis and pathogenicity tests revealed that Sclerotinia sclerotiorum was the causal agent of the disease. Although recorded in New Zealand, this is the first report of the pathogen affecting tree tomato in Ecuador.