Journal of General Plant Pathology (2022) 88, 207-211

Shoya Kitabayashi, Akira Kawaguchi, Midori Yoshida, Daisuke Kami, Keita Sugiyama and Akira Kawakami (2022)
First report of Fusarium sambucinum causing postharvest fruit rot of winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
Journal of General Plant Pathology 88 (3), 207-211
Abstract: In December 2019, two fungal isolates were isolated from rotting tissue of winter squash (Cucurbita maxima) fruits stored in Hokkaido, Japan. These isolates were identified as Fusarium sambucinum based on morphological characteristics and DNA sequencing analysis. Inoculation of wounds in winter squash fruits with the isolates resulted in the same symptoms, and the isolates were reisolated, revealing that they were pathogenic. This is the first report of F. sambucinum causing postharvest fruit rot of winter squash.
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Database assignments for author(s): Akira Kawaguchi, Akira Kawakami

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.
	Fusarium sambucinum	Squash/pumpkin (Cucurbita)	Japan