Open AccessFirst report of Macrophomina phaseolina causing charcoal rot of strawberry in Tunisia
Author(s) -
Hajlaoui M.R.,
MnariHattab M.,
Sayeh M.,
Zarrouk I.,
Jemmali A.,
Koike S.T.
Publication year - 2015
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.2044-0588.2015.032.014
Subject(s) - macrophomina phaseolina , biology , charcoal , horticulture , potato dextrose agar , potting soil , botany , crop , pathogenicity , spots , agar , agronomy , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , genetics , metallurgy
Strawberry is an annual crop along the coastal areas of northern Tunisia grown in plastic tunnels and in open fields. Charcoal rot in strawberry usually occurs after the plants are well established and begin to produce fruit: the roots …