{"title":"<i>Colletotrichum</i> Species Associated with Apple Bitter Rot and <i>Glomerella</i> Leaf Spot: A Comprehensive Overview.","authors":"Vojislav Trkulja, Bojana Čojić, Nenad Trkulja, Andrija Tomić, Slavica Matić, Jela Ikanović, Tatjana Popović Milovanović","doi":"10.3390/jof10090660","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Species of the genus <i>Colletotrichum</i> are among the most important plant pathogens globally, as they are capable of infecting many hosts-apple (<i>Malus</i> spp.) and other fruit and woody plant species-but also vegetable crops, cereals, legumes, and other annual and perennial herbaceous plants. The apple (<i>Malus</i> spp.) is attacked by various species from the genus <i>Colletotrichum</i>, whereby 27 different species from this genus have been described as the causative agents of apple bitter rot (ABR) and 15 as the cause of <i>Glomerella</i> leaf spot (GLS). These species generally belong to one of three species complexes: <i>Colletotrichum acutatum</i>, <i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i>, and <i>Colletotrichum boninense</i>. The largest number of apple pathogens of the genus <i>Colletotrichum</i> belong to the species complex <i>C. acutatum</i> and <i>C. gloeosporioides</i>. However, further data on these species and the interactions between the species complexes of the genus <i>Colletotrichum</i> that cause these two apple diseases is needed for the development of effective control measures, thus ensuring successful and profitable apple cultivation. To contribute to this endeavor, a comprehensive review of the causative agents of ABR and GLS from the genus <i>Colletotrichum</i> is provided. In addition to presenting the species' current names, distribution, economic significance, and the symptoms they cause in apple, their development cycle, epidemiology, and molecular detection strategies are described, with a particular emphasis on control measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":15878,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Fungi","volume":"10 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11433169/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Fungi","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10090660","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Species of the genus Colletotrichum are among the most important plant pathogens globally, as they are capable of infecting many hosts-apple (Malus spp.) and other fruit and woody plant species-but also vegetable crops, cereals, legumes, and other annual and perennial herbaceous plants. The apple (Malus spp.) is attacked by various species from the genus Colletotrichum, whereby 27 different species from this genus have been described as the causative agents of apple bitter rot (ABR) and 15 as the cause of Glomerella leaf spot (GLS). These species generally belong to one of three species complexes: Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Colletotrichum boninense. The largest number of apple pathogens of the genus Colletotrichum belong to the species complex C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides. However, further data on these species and the interactions between the species complexes of the genus Colletotrichum that cause these two apple diseases is needed for the development of effective control measures, thus ensuring successful and profitable apple cultivation. To contribute to this endeavor, a comprehensive review of the causative agents of ABR and GLS from the genus Colletotrichum is provided. In addition to presenting the species' current names, distribution, economic significance, and the symptoms they cause in apple, their development cycle, epidemiology, and molecular detection strategies are described, with a particular emphasis on control measures.
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Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X) is an international, peer-reviewed scientific open access journal that provides an advanced forum for studies related to pathogenic fungi, fungal biology, and all other aspects of fungal research. The journal publishes reviews, regular research papers, and communications in quarterly issues. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on paper length. Full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced.