Fitopatologia Brasileira (2002) 27, p. 545 (Viana et al.)

Francisco M.P. Viana, Francisco C.O. Freire, Beatriz M. Barguil, Ricardo E. Alves, Antonio A. Santos, José E. Cardoso and Julio C. Vidal (2002)
Podridão basal pós-colheita do coco verde no Estado do Ceará
[Post-harvest basal rot of coconut fruits in the State of Ceará, Brazil]
Fitopatologia Brasileira 27 (5), 545-545
Abstract: A new post-harvest disease of coconut (Cocos nucifera) was recently detected in fruits exported to European countries. The main symptoms are the blacking and cracking of basal parts of the fruits. Water oozing may occurs as the infection progresses. The fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae has been frequently isolated from the lesions. Inoculation tests proved that this pathogen is the causal agent of the coconut fruit basal rot. This is the first occurrence of this post-harvest disease in Brazil.
(original language: Portuguese)
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Database assignments for author(s): José Emilson Cardoso

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Coconut (Cocos nucifera)	Brazil (NE)