'Dead skin' on yams (Dioscorea alata) caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides |
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| Authors: | K R GREEN S A SIMONS |
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| Institution: | Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 2AT, UK |
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| Abstract: | A storage rot of yams ( Dioscorea alata ), commonly referred to as 'dead skin', has recently become a major constraint to yam production in the Caribbean. The fungal pathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was consistently isolated from affected tubers and re-inoculation of healthy yam tubers resulted in the development of typical symptoms of dead skin. |
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