The mode of infection ofColletotrichum musae (Cke. and massee) causing tip rot of banana fruits in the plantation

Israeli, Y.; Temkin-Gorodeiski, Naomi

doi:10.1007/bf02980350

“…Young flower parts are a good substrate for C.musae, but this substrate is exhausted with time and senescence, so the fungus cannot develop on old flower remnants. This is consistent with the fact that inoculations of flower parts with C.musae more than 42 days after bunch emergence were unsuccessful in causing tip rot of bananas (Israeli & Temkin-Gorodeiski, 1977). It also explains the observation that C.musae was not common in dried old floral parts, or in wash-water samples in studies carried out by Shillingford (1976) in Jamaican boxing plants.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

The pattern of fungal contamination of the banana bunch during its development and potential influence on incidence of crown‐rot and anthracnose diseases

Bellaire¹,

Mourichon

²

1997

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Anthracnose and crown rot are the main diseases affecting bananas after harvest. These diseases are mainly caused by Colletotrichum musae (anthracnose) and to some extent by various Fusarium species forming a fungal complex (crown rot). A water-borne spore trap was used to collect and quantify all inocula reaching banana bunches from flowering to harvest. The pattern of natural contamination was characterized by a peak from 25 to 40 days after bunch emergence, with a strong decline until harvest. Both Colletotrichum and Fusarium species had the same dynamics during bunch growth. Flower parts are the main inoculum source for Fusarium; both flower parts and the last bunch bract are important sources for Colletotrichum. Primary inoculum could reach flower parts and the last bunch bract through rain splash of conidia, transport by insects or aerial dissemination of ascospores. Sporulation occurring on the young flower parts and on the last bunch bract provides heavy secondary inoculum. The consequences for control strategies are discussed.

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“…This taxon has been found on fruits, leaves, and roots of Musa spp. (Meredith 1960a;Simmonds 1965;Israeli and Temkin-Gorodeiski 1977;Pereira et al 1999;Photita et al 2001;Anthony et al 2004;Chillet et al 2006;Nazriya et al 2007;Nuangmek et al 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Epitypification of Colletotrichum musae, the causative agent of banana anthracnose

Su

¹

,

Noireung

²

,

Liu

³

et al. 2011

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Colletotrichum musae is an important pathogen causing banana anthracnose. The type material (K) had no conidia or sclerotia, and DNA could not be extracted from a darkened area of the herbarium sample. This sample thus provides few characters to delimit this species from other closely related taxa in the ''gloeosporioides'' species complex. An epitype is therefore designated for C. musae to stabilize the application of the species name. A detailed morphological description is provided from the epitype. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis indicates that C. musae clusters in a distinct lineage in the ''gloeosporioides'' species complex and is most closely related to Colletotrichum fructicola.

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“…This taxon has been found on fruits, leaves, and roots of Musa spp. (Meredith 1960a;Simmonds 1965;Israeli and Temkin-Gorodeiski 1977;Pereira et al 1999;Photita et al 2001;Anthony et al 2004;Chillet et al 2006;Nazriya et al 2007;Nuangmek et al 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Epitypification of <i>Colletotrichum musae</i>, the causative agent of banana anthracnose

Su

¹

,

Noireung

²

,

Liu

³

et al. 2011

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Colletotrichum musae is an important pathogen causing banana anthracnose. The type material (K) had no conidia or sclerotia, and DNA could not be extracted from a darkened area of the herbarium sample. This sample thus provides few characters to delimit this species from other closely related taxa in the ''gloeosporioides'' species complex. An epitype is therefore designated for C. musae to stabilize the application of the species name. A detailed morphological description is provided from the epitype. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis indicates that C. musae clusters in a distinct lineage in the ''gloeosporioides'' species complex and is most closely related to Colletotrichum fructicola.

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The mode of infection ofColletotrichum musae (Cke. and massee) causing tip rot of banana fruits in the plantation

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The pattern of fungal contamination of the banana bunch during its development and potential influence on incidence of crown‐rot and anthracnose diseases

The pattern of fungal contamination of the banana bunch during its development and potential influence on incidence of crown‐rot and anthracnose diseases

Epitypification of Colletotrichum musae, the causative agent of banana anthracnose

Epitypification of <i>Colletotrichum musae</i>, the causative agent of banana anthracnose

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