First report of downy mildew caused by Bremia lactucae on Gerbera jamensonii in Argentina
S. M. WolcanComisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, CIDEFI, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, UNLP, 60 y 119, (1900) La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Email: swolcan@speedy.com.ar
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 5(1) 98-100 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN10035
Submitted: 23 June 2010 Accepted: 27 August 2010 Published: 13 September 2010
Abstract
In autumn 2007, leaves of Gerbera jamensonii with typical symptoms of downy mildew were collected in Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Based on symptoms and the morphology of the fungus, the pathogen was identified as Bremia lactucae. This is the first report of downy mildew on gerbera in Argentina.
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