Pomegranate dieback and fruit rot caused by Coniella granati recorded in Croatia
Adrijana Novak,
Željko Tomić,
Ivana Križanac
et al.
Abstract:Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a native shrub and a fruit crop cultivated in regions with warmer climate. In Croatia, pomegranates are grown all along the coast, but with only a few commercial plantations. In 2022, yellowing of leaves, twig blight, tree dieback and fruit rot were observed on cultivars Hicaz and Wonderful in several pomegranate orchards in Neretva Valley. The symptoms resembled those described to be caused by the fungus Coniella granati, a potentially serious pathogen of pomegranate. Samples … Show more
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