Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of Citrus Melanose (Phomopsis stem-end rot)
Host plant
  • Citrus, Kumquats, Trifoliate orange
Disease nameMelanose (Phomopsis stem-end rot)
Disease name (Japanese)
  • 黒点病 [kokuten-byo]
Pathogen/Cause (1)
  • Diaporthe citri (H.S. Fawcett) F.A. Wolf
Pathogen/Cause (synonym) (1)
  • Phomopsis citri H.S. Fawcett
References (1)
  • 西田藤次:柑橘 1(8):8, 1903(明36)
  • 大和浩国:日植病報 37(5):355, 1971
Pathogen/Cause (2)
  • Diaporthe spp.
References (2)
  • 長野眞依ら:日植病報 85(3):257, 2019
Related strains6 strains
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