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Gummy stem blight of balsam pear found in the Kanto district and in the Hokkaido Prefecture was demonstrated to be caused by Didymella bryoniae (Auerswald) Rehm based on inoculation experiments, molecular analysis, and morphological identification of the pathogenic fungus. This fungus was also pathogenic to related plants belonging to Cucurbitaceae. The imperfect stage of the fungus was identified as Phoma cucurbitacearum (Fr.: Fr.) Sacc. based on morphological similarities.
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Furukawa, T., Ono, Y. & Kishi, K. Gummy stem blight of balsam pear caused by Didymella bryoniae and its anamorph Phoma cucurbitacearum . J Gen Plant Pathol 73, 125–128 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-006-0336-2
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