ORIGINAL ARTICLE
First report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Jasminum grandiflorum in India
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| 1 | Department of Plant Pathology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur 313 001, India
Present address: Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Bharatpur 321 303, India |
| 2 | Potato Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Deesa 385 535 Gujarat, India |
| 3 | Department of Plant Pathology, Sri Karan Narendra College of Agriculture, Jobner 303 329, India
Present address:
61/130, Pratap Nagan Housing Board, Sanganer, Jaipur 302 033 India |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Pankaj Sharma
Department of Plant Pathology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur 313 001, India Present address: Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Bharatpur 321 303, India
Department of Plant Pathology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur 313 001, India Present address: Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Bharatpur 321 303, India
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2012;52(1):91–92
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ABSTRACT
Anthracnose disease symptoms were observed on
Jasminum grandiflorum
. The spots were dark red and mostly irregular
shaped lesions on leaves. Acervuli containing masses of spores and dark setae were observed within lesions. The fungus after purification was identified as
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
.
This is the first report from India and elsewhere showing that
C. gloeosporioides
causes anthracnose on
J. grandiflorum
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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