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Anthracnose of sweet pepper caused by Colletotrichum scovillei in Japan

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Severe fruit rot of sweet pepper was found in Shimane, Hyogo, Chiba, Toyama, and Nagano prefectures, Japan from 2005 to 2011. Dark, sunken spots with concentric rings of orange conidial masses appeared on fruits. Pathogenic isolates from diseased fruits in the prefectures were identified as Colletotrichum scovillei. This species was added to the pathogens of sweet pepper anthracnose in Japan. The representative isolate was pathogenic to sweet pepper, tomato and chili pepper fruits, kidney bean pod, azuki bean, pea and strawberry leaves, but a caused no symptoms on cucumber or carrot in inoculation tests.

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  1. Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1533 Minamino-oka-ko, Befu-cho, Kasai, Hyogo, 679-0198, Japan

    Takeshi Kanto

  2. Southern Horticultural Institute, Chiba Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center, 1762 Yamamoto, Tateyama, Chiba, 294-0014, Japan

    Seiji Uematsu

  3. Shimane Agricultural Technology Center, 2440 Ashiwata-cho, Izumo, Shimane, 693-0035, Japan

    Toshihide Tsukamoto

  4. Horticultural Research Institute, Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, 288 Goromaru, Tonami, Toyama, 939-1327, Japan

    Jouji Moriwaki

  5. Nagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment Station, 1066-1 Sohga Tokoo, Shiojiri, Nagano, 399-6461, Japan

    Naho Yamagishi

  6. Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, 648 Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8510, Japan

    Toshiyuki Usami

  7. National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, 2-1-2 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan

    Toyozo Sato

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T. Kanto, S. Uematsu, T. Tsukamoto, J. Moriwaki, N. Yamagishi, T. Usami and T. Sato contributed equally to this work.

Part of the results of the study have been reported elsewhere (Kanto et al. 2010; Moriwaki et al. 2012; Tsukamoto et al. 2010; Uematsu et al. 2010).

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Kanto, T., Uematsu, S., Tsukamoto, T. et al. Anthracnose of sweet pepper caused by Colletotrichum scovillei in Japan. J Gen Plant Pathol 80, 73–78 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-013-0496-9

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