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Fruit spot of sweet lime (Citrus limetta) caused by Septoria sp. in Peru

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In 2002, a severe fruit spot of sweet lime (Citrus limetta) was observed in Piura and Lambayeque provinces in northern Peru. Affected fruits showed large oval and sunken lesions, often surrounded by chlorotic haloes. Septoria sp. was isolated from affected fruits. Sweet lime isolates showed larger pycnidia and pycnidiospores than those of Septoria spp. previously described on citrus. In addition, phylogenetic analysis of the ITS sequences clearly separated the sweet lime isolates from S. citri and S. citricola. Isolates were pathogenic to detached sweet lime fruits and the fungus was isolated from lesions on inoculated fruits.

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  1. Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, Valencia, 46022, Spain

    Luis A. Álvarez-Bernaola, Antonio Vicent, Maela León & José García-Jiménez

  2. Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal, Universidad Nacional de Piura, Campus Universitario s/n. Urb. Miraflores, Piura, Peru

    Javier Javier-Alva

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Álvarez-Bernaola, L.A., Javier-Alva, J., Vicent, A. et al. Fruit spot of sweet lime (Citrus limetta) caused by Septoria sp. in Peru. Eur J Plant Pathol 118, 295–298 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-007-9147-3

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