Open AccessFirst report of southern blight on Vesicularia vesicularis caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in Florida
Author(s) -
Sanahuja G.,
Lopez P.,
Palmateer A.J.
Publication year - 2017
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.2044-0588.2017.035.005
Subject(s) - sclerotium , biology , blight , mycelium , genbank , botany , internal transcribed spacer , phylogenetic tree , ribosomal dna , horticulture , biochemistry , gene
Vesicularia vesicularis , also known as vesicularia moss, belongs to the family Hypnaceae. Vesicularia moss thrives in a riparian habitat and is very common throughout the Everglades in south Florida. It is also grown in the ornamental…