Open AccessFirst report of Moniliophthora roreri causing frosty pod rot on Theobroma cacao in Jamaica
Author(s) -
Johnson E.S.,
Rutherford M.A.,
Edgington S.,
Flood J.,
Crozier J.,
Cafá G.,
Buddie A.G.,
Offord L.,
Elliott S.M.,
Christie K.V.
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.2044-0588.2017.036.002
Subject(s) - theobroma , biology , spore , mycelium , phytophthora palmivora , potato dextrose agar , point of delivery , botany , horticulture , agar , phytophthora , genetics , bacteria
Frosty pod rot (FPR), caused by the basidiomycete Moniliophthora roreri , is a devastating disease of cacao. First discovered in Ecuador in 1917, FPR is present in the main cacao producing countries of Southern and Central America, except …