First report of apical tip necrosis of mango seedlings caused by Fusarium lateritium Ness [=Gibberella baccata (Wallr.) Sacc.] in Puerto Rico.
Nieves-Méndez N., Rivera-Vargas L. I., Segarra-Carmona A. E.
Author Affiliation: Department of Crop Protection, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Puerto Rico.
Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 92 : 241-243
Abstract : Leaf mottle, leaf deformation, defoliation, and loss of apical dominance caused by tip necrosis were observed in vegetative tissue of 6- to 7-month-old nursery plants of mango in Puerto Rico. The pathogen was identified as Fusarium lateritium (Gibberella baccata).