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Didymella blight of lily is a major fungal disease and is one of the main factors that limit the lily cultivation and production. It appeared as a new disease on crop lily from May to August (2018–2019) in both the mentioned years causing death of leaves. The pathogen was consistently isolated on Mathur’s media from infected leaves and was identified as Didymella americana based on morphological characteristics of isolate in pure culture as well as on host and molecular characteristics.
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Latif, R., Ahmad, K., Bhat, Z.A. et al. First report et al. of Didymella americana causing leaf blight on Lily [Lilium hybrida (Longiflorum x Asiatic)] in India. Indian Phytopathology 74, 855–857 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-021-00386-4
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