Yu Ma, Haiyun Zhu, Xiaocheng Guo, Yang Ke, Chao Sun, Yan Li
As a native crop in central Asia, pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) has been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years (Yuan et al. 2007). In August 2022, typical symptoms of anthracnose were observed on pomegranate fruitlets in the main cultivation area (34°22'36″N, 109°15'58″E) in Shaanxi Province, China. The disease incidence was approximately 10 to 15% in the field. The initial symptoms were slightly small, light, dark, sunken lesions with irregular, circular shapes. As the disease progressed, the necrotic lesions gradually expanded and merged, eventually leading to the abscission of fruits (Figure 1, A)...
March 28, 2024: Plant Disease