Research in Plant Disease · 2011 · 19 citations · 3 references
AgricultureHorticultural SciencesPlant PathologyFood MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogenesisMycologyFungal InfectionsFungal PathogenesisPlant-pathogenic FungiPostharvest PathogensSoft Rot DiseasesVegetable MicrobiologyCrop Host RangeFoodborne Pathogens On VegetablesFungal Postharvest PathogensPathogenicity AssessmentPostharvest Microbiology Of VegetablesPostharvest Rot PathogensPostharvest Soft RotVegetable Pathogenic Microbiology
During survey of postharvest diseases of vegetables in the middle region of Korea in 2003, 2004 and 2005, new disease symptoms showing watery rot and soft rot were observed. In this study, the disease causal agents were identified as Geotrichum candidum, and their host range and pathogenicity were investigated. G. candidum isolated had wide host range and strong pathogenicity against carrot, cucumber, tomato and pumpkin. The disease occurrence on several vegetables that G. candidum can be a serious threat to stable production of fresh vegetable.
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