What is it about?
This is the first report of black spot disease on guava fruits in Egypt, caused by a novel isolate of P. capitalensis. The results presented here may enable enhancements in the program of integrated disease management.
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Why is it important?
This study discover the Phyllosticta capitalensis that can be beneficial for identification the causal agent of guava black spot disease This study will help the researcher to uncover the critical areas of postharvest diseases that many researchers were not able to explore. Thus a new theory on fungal taxonomy may be arrived at.
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The novel isolate of P. capitalensis which isolated from guava fruit, found caused GBS as a new disease in Egypt. This is the first report of P. capitalensis causing GBS in Egypt. The results presented here may enable enhancements in the program of integrated disease management.
Prof. Khaled Hussein Arafat
New Valley University
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This page is a summary of: A Novel Isolate of Phyllosticta capitalensis Causes Black Spot Disease on Guava Fruit in Egypt, Asian Journal of Plant Pathology, January 2018, Science Alert,
DOI: 10.3923/ajppaj.2018.27.37.
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