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Morphological and molecular identification of Neopestalotiopsis mesopotamica causing tomato fruit rot

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Severe fruit rot symptoms were observed on tomato crop (Lycopersicon esculentum) located in Hamedan province of Iran, in spring 2014. Affected fruits showed gray to dark spot that expanded rapidly. A fungus was consistently isolated from infected fruits. On the basis of morphological and cultural characteristics, as well as the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region, β-tubulin and tef1 taxonomic markers, the fungus was identified as Neopestalotiopsis mesopotamica. This is the first report of tomato fruit rot caused by N. mesopotamica in Iran and the world.

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Authors gratefully acknowledged Research Council of Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, for partial financial support.

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  1. Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Najmeh Ayoubi

  2. Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, 4200-6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    Sina Soleimani Pari

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Ayoubi, N., Soleimani Pari, S. Morphological and molecular identification of Neopestalotiopsis mesopotamica causing tomato fruit rot. J Plant Dis Prot 123, 267–271 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-016-0042-z

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