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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Postharvest Cercospora apii fruit rot disease on Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae)

M. Silva A and O. L. Pereira A B
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A Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-000, Brazil.

B Corresponding author. Email: oliparini@ufv.br

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 21-23 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08009
Submitted: 26 November 2007  Accepted: 10 March 2008   Published: 20 March 2008

Abstract

A new postharvest disease caused by Cercospora apii is reported for the first time on fruits of Cucurbita maxima.


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