Article
First Report of Leaf Spot Caused by Alternaria alternata on Melissa officinalis in Italy
2023-05-01
Abstract excerpt
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), in the Lamiaceae family, is a perennial herbaceous species commonly used as an ornamental and aromatic plant for the lemon scent of the leaves. In Italy, the cultivation of lemon balm as an aromatic plant produces 72 tons of product per year (ISMEA 2013). During the summer of 2021, brown, irregularly shaped, necrotic spots, up to 2 to 3 mm in size, were observed on 40 6-month-old...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 19ada5e5-578d-5b2b-b74b-328b98d9b9f2
- DOI
- 10.1094/pdis-06-22-1360-pdn
