Mycobiology.
2001 Dec;29(4):227-229.
Occurrence of Gray Mold Caused by Botrytis cinerea on Cryptotaenia japonica in Korea
- Affiliations
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- 1Northern Agricultural Research Station, Gyeonggido Agriculture Research and Extension Services, Yonchon 486-833, Korea. JI209@chollian.net
- 2Department of Environmental Horticulture, The University of Seoul, Seoul 130-743, Korea.
Abstract
- A gray mold disease occurred on Cryptotaenia japonica in Korea. All the isolates of Botrytis sp. from the lesions of the diseased plants were identified to be B. cinerea based on the morphological characteristics. Conidia formed on conidiogenous cells were not in chains, hyaline to pale brown, unicellular, ellipsoidal to obovate with a single hilum at the base, entirely verruculose, and 6.3-11.3~6.3-10.0 microm in size. Pathogenicity of the fungus was proved by artificial inoculation on C. japonica. This is the first record of gray mold on C. japonica caused by B. cinerea in Korea.