Article
Valdensia leaf blight of highbush blueberry caused by Valdensinia heterodoxa, a new fungal disease in Japan
2012-05-01
Abstract excerpt
In July 2003, a new disease occurred on leaves of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbossum L.) in Iwate, Japan. Leaves initially had brownish spots, which subsequently developed into large lesions with concentric rings, resulting in premature defoliation. Teardrop-shaped conidia infecting leaves were visible by the naked eye as small protuberances in the center of lesions. Star-shaped conidia were sporadically pr...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 82d6cfc7-4551-5283-a7ee-ee09f7d8e5fb
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10327-012-0373-y
