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Characterization of Botryosphaeria dothidea as new pathogen of kiwifruit in Iran
| 1 | Plant Protection, Iranian Agricultural Research, Education and Extention of Jehad-E-AgricultureHorticultural Research Institute of Iran, Ornamental Plants Research Institute, Iran |
| 2 | Plant Disease Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Horticulture, Ornamental Plants Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Mahalat, Iran |
| 3 | Biological Control Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran |
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Eisa Nazerian
Plant Protection, Iranian Agricultural Research, Education and Extention of Jehad-E-AgricultureHorticultural Research Institute of Iran, Ornamental Plants Research Institute, Iran, Horticultural Research Institute of Iran, 3456743 Karaj, Iran
Plant Protection, Iranian Agricultural Research, Education and Extention of Jehad-E-AgricultureHorticultural Research Institute of Iran, Ornamental Plants Research Institute, Iran, Horticultural Research Institute of Iran, 3456743 Karaj, Iran
Submission date: 2018-07-30
Acceptance date: 2019-01-30
Online publication date: 2019-03-12
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2019;59(1):134–137
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ABSTRACT
Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is one of the significant commercial crop in Iran. A destructive Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is one of the most significant commercial crops in Iran. In
2015 a destructive disease of kiwifruits was observed in orchards, storage facilities and retail markets, resulting in great economic loss to producers. In this study phenotypic and molecular techniques were applied to characterize the causal agent of kiwifruit rot observed in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. From the similarity among the results of pathogenicity tests, equivalency with standard taxonomic criteria for disease and PCR-based analysis of the ITS region, all the isolates were identified as Botryosphaeria dothidea.
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The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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