Article
Characterization and pathogenicity of Pestalotiopsis uvicola causing black leaf spot on carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) in Italy
2013-12-01
Abstract excerpt
During spring 2013, several carob plants (Ceratonia siliqua L.), showing symptoms of necrotic black lesions on leaves, were observed in Capri Island, Southern Italy. Acervuli, producing conidia with septa and appendages, appeared in the centre of the lesions. In this report, the identification of the causal agent of this disease was made applying Koch’s postulates. Morphological characteristics of colony (colour a...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 1ee13f1a-b88e-58c8-a4d9-42fb3084b0de
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10658-013-0287-3
