In January and March 2019, an inspection of 11 commercial 'Hass' avocado orchards in mid-North and Tauranga (New Zealand) was conducted by NZ Avocado Growers Association Inc. (NZAGA) and the samples were sent to Plant Diagnostics Limited for investigation of a newly observed fruit staining symptom termed "tannin stain". Fruit symptoms consisted of areas of minute small spots which coalesced into areas of tear staining associated with water movement over the fruit's surface (Supplementary Fig.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report here the draft genome sequence of sp. strain ICMP 22404, isolated from plants showing pith necrosis symptoms. The draft genome size is 6,686,400 bp, consisting of 86 contigs with a G+C content of 60.
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