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A new fungus, Neopestalotiopsis clavispora, has been identified by the Horticultural Plant Pathology Laboratory of INTA Bella Vista –Corrientes– causing crown and root rot in strawberries. The fungus leads to significant yield loss with symptoms including reddish-brown spots on leaves and plant death. The laboratory is now testing potential fungicides for the pathogen. The lab also developed a free mobile application, 'Diagnostic Express', for disease diagnosis in horticultural crops. The team will present their findings at the 5th Argentine Congress of Phytopathology, emphasizing the importance of pathogen identification for effective disease management.
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The Horticultural Plant Pathology Laboratory of INTA Bella Vista –Corrientes– identified a new fungus that affects strawberry. It is Neopestalotiopsis clavispora, the causal agent of crown and root rot of this species. The main damage it causes are reddish-brown internerval spots on leaves associated with necrotic areas that cause plant death, reducing yields. The details of the finding will be presented at the 5th Argentine Congress of Phytopathology, which will be held on September 22 and 23, virtually. "At first, a morphological characterization of the fungus was carried out, and then a molecular characterization, through DNA extraction and PCR from the colonies obtained," explained Magalí Ibañez - member of the Horticultural Phytopathology team of INTA Bella Vista, Corrientes - . It was isolated from the roots and crown of symptomatic strawberry plants, from samples that the team received from the main strawberry producing areas (Jujuy, Tucumán, Santa Fe, Corrientes and Buenos ...
Source: Agroexpert
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