Publications by authors named "Mauricio A Lolas"
The European hazelnut (Corylus avellana) is an important fruit crop cultivated in Chile, with over 17,000 ha planted (46%) in the Maule region, central Chile. During a routine orchard survey in seasons 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, in the Maule region, canker and dieback symptoms were observed in two commercial orchards of European hazelnut cv. Tonda Di Giffoni in San Rafael (8-year-olds) and Linares (15-year-olds), with an incidence between 10% and 36%, respectively, based on external symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring the harvest of 2020 and 2021, sweet cherry (Prunus avium) fruit showed a firm rot with irregular pale to dark brown lesions on the fruit surface, with green to light brown fungal growth resembling Alternaria-like infection (Simmons, 2007). Diseased cherries (n= 80 fruit) were collected at harvest in mature (over 10-year-old) commercial orchards of cherry tree varieties Lapins, Regina, Santina, Skeena, and Sweetheart planted in four localities of the regions O´Higgins (33°59´ S, 70°42´W; San Francisco de Mostazal and Graneros) and Maule (35°00'S, 71°23´W; Curicó and Sagrada Familia), Central Chile. The incidence of black rot was 1.
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- The English walnut (Juglans regia), cv. Chandler, is the most widely cultivated tree nut in Chile, with significant expansion in the Maule Region over the last five years.
- During a 2019 survey, a concerning 45% to 65% of trees in two commercial orchards showed symptoms of branch and twig dieback.
- Laboratory analysis of affected branches identified fungal isolates, morphologically likened to Dothiorella sp., which were confirmed using molecular methods involving specific primers.
Apple (Malus × domestica) is an important fruit crop in Chile, with a cultivated area of 32,313 ha concentrated (63%) in Maule Region (35°25' S). Unusual core rot on 'Fuji' apples was observed at harvest in a commercial orchard in Curicó, Maule Region, with an incidence ranged between 22 to 35% in 2018 and 2019. Previously, in 2017, an incidence of 30% was estimated on 'Fuji' fruits destined to the Asian market.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommon bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important grain legume cultivated worldwide as food for humans and livestock (Schwartz et al., 2005).
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