Publications by authors named "Ruize Tao"
Article Synopsis
- Stem End Rot (SER) is a significant post-harvest disease in mangoes, causing major storage losses, with a study showing 62% infection rate in mangoes stored at room temperature for 9 days.
- The research focused on isolating fungal pathogens from infected mangoes, revealing 38 isolates with distinct morphological features, particularly identifying a new fungus, Pestalotiopsis kenyana, which is different from commonly known SER pathogens.
- Further identification of the fungus involved analyzing specific genetic regions (ITS, tef1-α, β-tubulin) to confirm its classification and understand its impact on mango storage.
Background: Post-harvest anthracnose (PHA) of mango is a devastating disease, which results in huge loss to mango producers and importers. Various species of PHA, diverse pathogenicity, and different resistance towards fungicides make it essential to evaluate the pathogen taxonomic status and biological characterization.
Methods And Results: Two strains DM-1 and DM-2 isolated from the fruit of DaQing mango from Vietnam were identified as Colletotrichum fructicola and C.