First report of tomato anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum boninense in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Rashid, Tavga Sulaiman, Sijam, Kamaruzaman, Kadir, Jugah, Mohd Saud, Halimi, Awla, Hayman Kakakhan, Hata, E. M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44818/1/First%20report%20of%20tomato%20anthracnose%20caused%20by%20Colletotrichum%20boninense%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44818/; http://www.sipav.org/main/jpp/index.php/jpp/article/view/3262

In May, 2013, severe anthracnose symptoms were observed on the leaves of tomato plants grown in the Cameron Highlands (Pahang, Malaysia). The disease incidence reached 40% on mature leaves. Typical symptoms included circular, immersed lesions with orange spore masses in a dark centre. When grown on...