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Anthracnose and Stem-End Rots of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit – New Names for Old Foes

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Until relatively recently the naming of plant pathogenic fungi relied exclusively on morphological characteristics. Within the past decade, the use of molecular techniques to sequence various gene regions has revolutionised fungal systematics. DNA sequence analysis has usually aligned with conventional taxonomy and has simplified the identification of some closely related species that were difficult using conventional techniques. Of concern to applied plant pathologists and biosecurity scientists is the propensity to use phylogeny trees based on DNA analysis to over-enthusiastically ‘split’ fungal genera into an increasing number of species. An overview will be made of this issue with particular emphasis on Colletotrichum species.

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Thanks to Dr Greg Johnson (Horticulture 4 Development), Dr Bob Fullerton (Plant & Food Research) and Prof. Paul Taylor (The University of Melbourne) for comments on the manuscript, and their encouragement.

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    Kerry R. Everett

  2. Plant & Food Research, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, 120 Mt Albert Road, Sandringham, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand

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Everett, K.R. (2014). Anthracnose and Stem-End Rots of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit – New Names for Old Foes. In: Prusky, D., Gullino, M. (eds) Post-harvest Pathology. Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07701-7_5

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