First description of Sclerotium coffeicola on African mahogany in Mexico

A foliar disease was detected in the commercial plantation of Khaya senegalensis with three years of age in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico. Through the morphological and molecular characterization and the compliance of the Koch's postulates, it was concluded that the causal agent corresponds to...

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Published in:Revista argentina de microbiología 2018-04, Vol.50 (2), p.202-205
Main Authors: Pérez-Vera, Omar A, Cibrián-Tovar, David, T-Hanlin, Richard
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Basidiomycota
Meliaceae
Mexico
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Summary:A foliar disease was detected in the commercial plantation of Khaya senegalensis with three years of age in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico. Through the morphological and molecular characterization and the compliance of the Koch's postulates, it was concluded that the causal agent corresponds to the fungus Sclerotium coffeicola. This is the first report of S. coffeicola causing leaf spot on African mahogany in Mexico.
ISSN:0325-7541
DOI:10.1016/j.ram.2017.06.001