First report of Trichothecium roseum causing postharvest fruit rot of tomato in Argentina
G. Dal BelloCentro de Investigaciones de Fitopatología, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, UNLP, Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, 60 y 119, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: dalbello@speedy.com.ar
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 103-104 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08041
Submitted: 20 April 2008 Accepted: 8 July 2008 Published: 18 July 2008
Abstract
Postharvest fruit rot caused by Trichothecium roseum on tomato fruit is recorded for the first time in Argentina. The fungus was consistently isolated from diseased fruits and shown to be the causal agent according to Koch’s Postulates. Although the economic impact of the disease is minimal, T. roseum is known as a producer of mycotoxins. Therefore, its presence on vegetables and fruits decreases the quality of those food products and causes a risk to the consumers.
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