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First report of Corynespora cassiicola causing leaf and berry spots on Coffea canephora in Brazil

A. F. Souza A , H. Costa B , L. Zambolim C D , C. Mendes C , R. L. Freitas C , E. M. Zambolim C , W. C. Jesus Junior A and O. L. Pereira C
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A Departamento de Produção Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 29500-000, Alegre, E.S., Brazil.

B Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural, 29375-000, Domingos Martins, E.S., Brazil.

C Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, M.G., Brazil.

D Corresponding author. Email: zambolim@ufv.br

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4(1) 72-74 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN09031
Submitted: 19 June 2009  Accepted: 7 July 2009   Published: 3 August 2009

Abstract

A new leaf and berry spot disease, and leaf fall caused by Corynespora cassiicola is reported on Coffea canephora in Brazil.


Acknowledgements

The authors thanks Professor João Batista Vida and the graduate student Ricardo Ribeiro de Oliveira of the Universidade Estadual de Maringá for the isolates of C. cassiicola from different plant species and A.F. de Souza acknowledge the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Nivel Superior – CAPES; L. Zambolim and E. M. Zambolim acknowledge the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tenologico – CNPQ and Ministério da Agricultura Pecuária e Abastecimento – MAPA for providing financial support.


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