Open AccessFirst report of binucleate Rhizoctonia AG U causing black scurf on potato tubers in Japan
Author(s) -
Misawa T.,
Kurose D.
Publication year - 2018
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.2044-0588.2018.038.024
Subject(s) - rhizoctonia , biology , mycelium , potato dextrose agar , hypha , solanum tuberosum , horticulture , botany , sclerotium , bipolaris , fungus , rhizoctonia solani , agar , bacteria , genetics
Black scurf is caused by the development of sclerotia of the fungus Rhizoctonia on tubers of potato (Solanum tuberosum). In August 2016, potato plants (cv. Inca-no-Mezame) with black scurf on their progeny tubers were observed in Hokkaido, …