Journal of General Plant Pathology (2023) 89, 61-66

Shoya Kitabayashi, Akira Kawaguchi, Midori Yoshida, Daisuke Kami, Keita Sugiyama and Akira Kawakami (2023)
First report of Fusarium ipomoeae and F. citri causing postharvest fruit rot of winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
Journal of General Plant Pathology 89 (1), 61-66
Abstract: In December 2019, fungal isolates were isolated from rotting fruit tissue of winter squash (Cucurbita maxima) in storage in Hokkaido, Japan, and identified as Fusarium ipomoeae and F. citri based on DNA sequencing analysis and morphological features. After inoculation of wounds in winter squash fruit, the isolates caused similar symptoms and subsequently reisolated. These isolates were identified as causal agents of postharvest fruit rot of winter squash for the first time in the world.
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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 ipomoeae	Squash/pumpkin (Cucurbita)	Japan
	Fusarium citri	Squash/pumpkin (Cucurbita)	Japan