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Choanephora rot of floral tops of Hyoscyamus muticus caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum

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Floral rot of Egyptian henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus L.) was found on potted plants in a greenhouse in Yamaguchi city, Japan, in the late summer of 2008 and 2009. The symptoms were identical to those of rots caused by Choanephora species. The pathogen was isolated and identified as C. cucurbitarum (Berkeley and Ravenel) Thaxter. This new disease was named Choanephora rot (Kougai-kabi-byo) of Egyptian henbane.

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This study was supported in part by the Department of Missions (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt).

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  1. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1 Yoshida, Yamaguchi, 753-8515, Japan

    Fatma F. Abdel-Motaal, Magdi A. El-Sayed & Shin-ichi Ito

  2. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Aswan, 81528, Egypt

    Soad A. El-Zayat & Mortada S. M. Nassar

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Abdel-Motaal, F.F., El-Sayed, M.A., El-Zayat, S.A. et al. Choanephora rot of floral tops of Hyoscyamus muticus caused by Choanephora cucurbitarum . J Gen Plant Pathol 76, 358–361 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-010-0255-0

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