Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causes anthracnose on grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) in Mexico

The grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) is an important crop for citrus farming in Mexico. During June 2019, in a plantation in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, symptoms of anthracnose on grapefruit fruits were observed. Based on morphological and molecular characterisation, the fungus isolated from the anthrac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Australasian plant disease notes 2020-12, Vol.15 (1), Article 31
Hauptverfasser:	Cruz-Lagunas, Blas, Ortega-Acosta, Santo Ángel, Reyes-García, Guadalupe, Toribio-Jiménez, Jeiry, Juárez-López, Porfirio, Guillén-Sánchez, Dagoberto, Damián-Nava, Agustín, Romero-Ramírez, Yanet, Palemón-Alberto, Francisco
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agriculture Biomedical and Life Sciences Ecology Entomology Life Sciences Plant Pathology Plant Sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	The grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) is an important crop for citrus farming in Mexico. During June 2019, in a plantation in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, symptoms of anthracnose on grapefruit fruits were observed. Based on morphological and molecular characterisation, the fungus isolated from the anthracnose was identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides . Koch’s postulates were verified and fulfilled. To our knowledge, this is the first report of C . gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on grapefruit fruits in Mexico.
ISSN:	1833-928X 1833-928X
DOI:	10.1007/s13314-020-00401-z