Open AccessFirst report of Verticillium dahliae causing wilt of goji ( Lycium barbarum ) in Italy
Author(s) -
RuanoRosa D.,
Cichello A.M.,
Schena L.,
Magnano di San Lio G.,
Agosteo G.E.
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.2044-0588.2017.035.025
Subject(s) - potato dextrose agar , biology , verticillium dahliae , botany , horticulture , wilting , conidium , mycelium , verticillium wilt , canker , agar , genetics , bacteria
Goji ( Lycium barbarum ) is a newly introduced crop in Italy. In June 2016, one- to two-year-old goji plants with symptoms of wilt were observed in commercial fields in Calabria, southern Italy. Approximately 10% of plants were affected. …