Canker of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea

Kim, Seung Han; Kim, Dong Geun; Lee, Joon Tak

Research in Plant Disease 2003;9(1):18-20.
Published online March 30, 2003.

Botryosphaeria dothidea에 의한 석류나무 줄기썩음병

김승한, 김동근, 이준탁

Canker of Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea

Seung Han Kim, Dong Geun Kim, Joon Tak Lee

Abstract

Canker formed on a pomegranate tree(Punica granatum) with yellowing leaves and death of some twigs was founded at a garden of Gyungbuk Agricultural Technology Administration. Botryosphaeria dothidea was isolated from the canker and pathogenisity of the isolate was confirmed by artificial inoculation to the pomegranate twig, which showed the same symptom with naturally infected twig. This is the first report of a natural infection of pomegranate tree by Botryosphaeria dothidea in Korea.

Key Words: Botryosphaeria dothidea, canker, pomegranate

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