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First report of Neocosmospora falciformis causing wilt and root rot of Muskmelon in Spain

Publicated to:Plant Disease. (ja): - 2019-01-01 (ja), doi:

Garcés Claver, Ana Belén;

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Summary: ‘Cantaloupe’and ‘Piel de Sapo’are melon (Cucumis melo L.) varieties cultivated in Spain. In 2018, during a pathogens survey in experimental fields of Valencia and Alicante provinces (southeast Spain), wilt and root rot of melon plants were detected in grafted and ungrafted plants. Disease incidence ranged from 10%(Alicante) to 45%(Valencia). Symptoms included yellowing and wilting of leaves, rotting at the stem base and upper root, and collapse of the entire plant. Samplings were conducted from severely decayed and dead plants. Fragments (0.5 to 1 cm) from rotted lower stems and roots were surface disinfected for 1 min in 1.5% NaOCl, washed twice with sterilized distilled water, and plated onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) with streptomycin sulfate (0.5 g/liter). Plates were incubated at 25 C in the dark for 3 to 5 days. Mycelia resembling Fusarium were isolated and characterized by morphological and …

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