TY - JOUR
T1 - First report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Fusarium proliferatum causing teak die back in Costa Rica
AU - Méndez-Álvarez, Dawa
AU - Rodríguez, Arantxa
AU - Badilla-Valverde, Yorleny
AU - Murillo-Gamboa, Olman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - Teak plantation productivity and economic value have risen significantly since 2000; however, teak dieback syndrome in commercial plantations is becoming worse every year. We isolated, characterized and identified the causal agents of teak dieback, based on morphological characteristics in culture and DNA sequencing. The pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Fusarium proliferatum (separate and together) was confirmed in inoculations of teak elite genotypes, fulfilling Koch's postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. theobromae and F. proliferatumcausing teak dieback syndrome in Costa Rica.
AB - Teak plantation productivity and economic value have risen significantly since 2000; however, teak dieback syndrome in commercial plantations is becoming worse every year. We isolated, characterized and identified the causal agents of teak dieback, based on morphological characteristics in culture and DNA sequencing. The pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Fusarium proliferatum (separate and together) was confirmed in inoculations of teak elite genotypes, fulfilling Koch's postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. theobromae and F. proliferatumcausing teak dieback syndrome in Costa Rica.
KW - fungal pathogen
KW - Fusarium proliferatum
KW - Lasiodiplodia theobromae
KW - Tectona grandis
KW - tropical plant disease
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061927556&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/efp.12504
DO - 10.1111/efp.12504
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85061927556
SN - 1437-4781
VL - 49
JO - Forest Pathology
JF - Forest Pathology
IS - 3
M1 - e12504
ER -