Abstract
Dragon fruit (pitaya) fruit blotch and stem rot, caused by Bipolaris cactivora, is reported for the first time in Israel. Different symptoms of fruit blotch appear on two different cultivars.
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Ben-Ze’ev, I.S., Assouline, I., Levy, E. et al. First report of Bipolaris cactivora causing fruit blotch and stem rot of dragon fruit (pitaya) in Israel. Phytoparasitica 39, 195–197 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-011-0143-y
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