Alternaria alternata causes leaf spot and fruit rot on loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) in Greece

Alternaria alternata causes leaf spot and fruit rot on loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) in Greece

In 2011, a leaf spot and fruit rot disease was observed on loquat trees (Eriobotrya japonica) in Thessaloniki, Greece. The pathogen was identified as Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. on the basis of morphology and ITS sequencing. A pathogenicity test was performed and Koch’s postulates were confir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australasian plant disease notes 2013-12, Vol.8 (1), p.123-124
1. Verfasser: Tziros, George T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agriculture
Alternaria alternata
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Entomology
Eriobotrya japonica
fruits
fungi
internal transcribed spacers
leaves
Life Sciences
loquats
pathogenicity
pathogens
Plant Pathology
plant rots
Plant Sciences
trees
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Zusammenfassung:In 2011, a leaf spot and fruit rot disease was observed on loquat trees (Eriobotrya japonica) in Thessaloniki, Greece. The pathogen was identified as Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. on the basis of morphology and ITS sequencing. A pathogenicity test was performed and Koch’s postulates were confirmed by re-isolation of the fungus A. alternata from artificially inoculated leaves and fruits. This is the first report of A. alternata as the cause of leaf spots and fruit rot on loquat in Greece.
ISSN:1833-928X
1833-928X
DOI:10.1007/s13314-013-0112-z