Corynespora cassiicola is reported causing leaf spots on Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) for the first time in Brazil. The fungus was identified based on morphological and molecular features and its pathogenicity to sweet basil was demonstrated.
Botrytis cinerea is reported for the first time causing grey mould on basil (Ocimum basilicum) in Brazil. Morphological and molecular features served to identify the fungus and its pathogenicity to basil was confirmed through inoculations under controlled conditions.
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