First report of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum causing stem canker on yellow dragon fruit (Hylocereus megalantus) in Ecuador

Dragon fruit cultivation is an emerging industry in Ecuador. In August of 2020, yellow dragon fruit plants (Hylocereus megalantus) showing brown hardened scabs on cladodes and fruits were observed in a field in Guayas, a coastal province of Ecuador (Fig. 1A). Symptoms were observed in ~ 40% of the a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - (2022) vom: 10. Nov.
1. Verfasser: Espinoza-Lozano, Lisbeth (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sumba, Martha, Calero, Andrea, Jimenez, Maria Isabel, Quito-Avila, Diego
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article Canker Hylocereus disease tropical fruit