Fitopatologia Brasileira (2002) 27, 206-210

Rui Sales Júnior, Antonio Vicent, Josep Armengol, José García-Jiménez and Rômulo F. Kobori (2002)
Comportamento de cultivares de meloeiro e melancia inoculados com Acremonium cucurbitacearum e Monosporascus cannonballus
[Behaviour of melon and watermelon cultivars inoculated with Acremonium cucurbitacearum and Monosporascus cannonballus]
Fitopatologia Brasileira 27 (2), 206-210
Abstract: Vine decline or collapse on cucurbits is a syndrome that can be caused by several phytopathogenic agents and is frequently associated with the attack of several of them. Acremonium cucurbitacearum and Monosporascus cannonballus are two of the main fungal pathogens associated with this syndrome. The pathogenicity of these fungi was evaluated for 19 muskmelon (Cucumis melo) and two watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) cultivars usually cultivated in Brazil. All cultivars tested were highly susceptible to these pathogens except for the combination watermelon-M. cannonballus. The importance of continuing the study with other cultivars using the methodology described is discussed.
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(original language: Portuguese)
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Database assignments for author(s): Josep Armengol, Antonio Vicent, José Garcia-Jimenez

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Monosporascus cannonballus	Melon (Cucumis melo)
	Plectosphaerella melonis	Melon (Cucumis melo)
	Plectosphaerella melonis	Watermelon/colocynth (Citrullus)