Occurrence of soybean stem canker caused by Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora in the southern part of Buenos Aires province, Argentina
P. E. Grijalba A C and E. Guillin BA Facultad de Agronomía Universidad de Buenos Aires, San Martin 4453, Argentina.
B Instituto de Genética, INTA Castelar-Buenos Aires, Argentina.
C Corresponding author. Email: grijalba@agro.uba.ar
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 65-66 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07027
Submitted: 15 March 2007 Accepted: 16 April 2007 Published: 24 April 2007
Abstract
Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivora, the causal agent of soybean stem canker, was detected in Necochea (Buenos Aires province, Argentina), which is the southernmost record of the pathogen in South America.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank D. Barreto for her assistance and advice.
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