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Phomopsis vaccinii (Diaporthe vacinii) cause a serious disease of blueberry, cranberry and other Vaccinium crops in the North America and Europe as well. Over 1000 species names are described by Diaporthe spp., but their biology and life style are mostly unknown. Many species are morphologically similar to P. vaccinii, and P. vaccinii itself has diverse patterns of colony morphology. 44 isolates of P. vaccinii were obtained from five cranberry plantations in different locations of Latvia and the colonies also showed different morphological features in culture. For identification of P. vaccinii is necessary to use more methods to confirm the species.
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Isolates of Phomopsis vaccinii (Diaporthe vacinii) are morphological different and many species of D. vaccinii are morphologically similar.
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I hope this article will give the impression how serious this pathogen could be in future.
Liga Vilka
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This page is a summary of: Morphological Diversity of Phomopsis vaccinii Isolates from Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) in Latvia, Proceedings of the Latvia University of Agriculture, January 2015, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/plua-2015-0002.
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