European Journal of Plant Pathology (2010) 127, 509-519

Valéria Sandra de Oliveira Costa, Sami Jorge Michereff, Ricardo Brainer Martins, Carlos Alberto Tuão Gava, Eduardo Seiti Gomide Mizubuti and Marcos Paz Saraiva Câmara (2010)
Species of Botryosphaeriaceae associated on mango in Brazil
European Journal of Plant Pathology 127 (4), 509-519
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to assess diversity in the Botryosphaeriaceae on trees and fruit of mango (Mangifera indica L.) in a semi-arid region in northeastern Brazil in which most exported fruit in the country are produced. Using morphological characteristics and DNA sequence data (ITS-1, ITS-2 and 5.8S rDNA) we confirmed the presence of Lasiodiplodia theobromae in the region, and for the first time report Fusicoccum aesculi and Neofusicoccum parvum. L. theobromae was prevalent in the Assú Valley and F. aesculi and N. parvum were in the São Francisco Valley. In fruit inoculations, L. theobromae and N. parvum were more virulent than F. aesculi.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marcos Paz Saraiva Câmara, Sami J. Michereff

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Mango (Mangifera indica)	Brazil (NE)
	Botryosphaeria dothidea	Mango (Mangifera indica)	Brazil (NE)
	Neofusicoccum parvum	Mango (Mangifera indica)	Brazil (NE)