Open AccessFirst report of a wilt disease of Tectona grandis caused by Thielaviopsis basicola in Brazil
Author(s) -
Borges R.C.F.,
Santos M.D.M.,
Macedo M.A.,
Martins I.,
Nascimento A.G.,
Boiteux L.S.,
Fonseca M.E.N.,
Mello S.C.M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2014.030.017
Subject(s) - biology , mycelium , chlamydospore , botany , tectona , conidium , potato dextrose agar , spore , horticulture , sporangium , agar , bacteria , genetics
Tectona grandis (teak) was successfully introduced in the Midwestern region of Brazil in the early 1970s and nowadays is an important commercial timber crop in the country. Mature teak trees with wilt symptoms were observed during field…