First report of stem canker of dragon fruit caused by Alternaria spp. in Taiwan

  • Malaysia、Taiwan
  • Management of Pests and Diseases
  • 2020.12.24
  • 163
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Author

X.L. Jin, Y.Z. Ko, M.S. Siti Nordahliawate, M.H. Mohd, Y.C. Chiang

Abstract

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiaolei_Jin7/publication/342321678_First_report_of_stem_canker_of_dragon_fruit_caused_by_Alternaria_spp_in_Taiwan/links/5f0aa9cc4585155050a01bc4/First-report-of-stem-canker-of-dragon-fruit-caused-by-Alternaria-spp-in-Taiwan.pdf
 
Red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is an important agriculture commodity in Taiwan, and it is affected by diseases such as stem canker and stem rot (Mohd et al., 2014). In September, round, orange to reddish lesions with dark red to black centres were observed on 70% of dragon fruit stems on two farms in Pingtung, southern Taiwan. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Alternaria spp. on Hylocereus polyrhizus in Taiwan.

Keywords

fungal plant disease, Hylocereus polyrhizus

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