Stem canker in melon

Stem canker is one of the main diseases in melon in Northern Santa Catarina State Plateau, region ofCanoinhas, SC, Brazil, Brasicausing damages up to 40%. The causal agent, Didymella bryoniae, sin. Mycosphaerella melonis, is a ascomicete that in the mitosporic phase (asexual) corresponds to the Asco...

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Autores: Gallotti, Gilson José Marcinichen, Torres, André Nunes Loula
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Epagri)
Repositorio:Agropecuária Catarinense (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.10.20.5.244:article/991
Acceso en línea:https://publicacoes.epagri.sc.gov.br/rac/article/view/991
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cucumis melo
fungo
sintomas
controle.
fungi
symptoms
control
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Sumario:Stem canker is one of the main diseases in melon in Northern Santa Catarina State Plateau, region ofCanoinhas, SC, Brazil, Brasicausing damages up to 40%. The causal agent, Didymella bryoniae, sin. Mycosphaerella melonis, is a ascomicete that in the mitosporic phase (asexual) corresponds to the Ascochyta genus. The most characteristic symptom is the canker, with longitudinal cracker of the cortex, and exsudation of amber-colored gummy material. The characteristic signals are the pycnidia that appear in the surface of injuried tissues. To controlthis disease cultural, mechanical and chemical management are recommended.