Abstract
Parasitic specialization ofGeotrichum candidum citrus race, the causal agent of citrus sour rot, was investigated. Of seven isolates tested for pathogenecity, all could infect ten species of citrus fruits and edible parts of five species of noncitrus crops. Only one isolate (Ap2), isolated from soil of an apple orchard, could infect apple fruit.
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Suprapta, D.N., Arai, K. & Iwai, H. Parasitic specialization ofGeotrichum candidum citrus race. Mycoscience 37, 105–107 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02461465
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