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First report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Hylocereus megalanthus in Brazil

L. M. Takahashi A , D. D. Rosa A B , M. A. Basseto A , H. G. de Souza A and E. L. Furtado A
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A São Paulo State University, UNESP, College of Agronomic Science, FCA, Department of Plant Production, Plant-Health Protection Sector, PO Box 237, Botucatu, SP 18610-307, Brazil.

B Corresponding author. Email: ddrosa@fca.unesp.br

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 96-97 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08038
Submitted: 27 May 2008  Accepted: 3 July 2008   Published: 17 July 2008

Abstract

Reddish-orange spots with chlorotic halos were detected in stems and fruits of yellow pitahaya (Hylocereus megalanthus) in Botucatu region, Brazil, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was identified as the causal agent. This is the first Brazilian report on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc leading to anthracnose in pitahaya plants.


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