Cladosporium sp. is the major causal agent in the microbial complex associated with the skin sooty dapple disease of the Asian pear in Korea

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-124

  Park, Young Seob ^a   Kim, Ki Chung ^b   Lee, Jang Hoon ^b   Cho, Song Mi ^c   Choi, Yong Soo ^c   Kim, Young Cheol ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Chunnam Techno College   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cladosporium sp.; Cold storage; Field survey; Koch's postulates; Skin sooty dapple

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052436474     PISSN: 15982254     EISSN: 20939280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5423/PPJ.2008.24.2.118     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Barnett, H. L. and Hunter, B. B. 1998. Illustrated Genera of Imperfect Fungi (4th ed.) pp. 218. APS Press.
2. Belding, R. D., Sutton, T. B., Blankenship, S. M. and Young, E. 2000. Relationship between apple fruit epicutucular wax and growth of Peltaster fructicola and Leptodontidium elatius, two fungi that cause sooty blotch disease. Plant Dis. 84:767-772.
3. Choi, S. J., Hong, Y P. and Kim, Y. B. 1995. Prestorage treatments to prevent fruit skin blackening during cold storage of Japanese pear 'Singo'(Niitaka). J. Kor. Soc. Hort. Sci. 36:218-223.
4. Domsch, K. H., Gams, W. and Anderson, T.-H. 1980. Cladosporium Link ex Fr. 1821. in: Compendium of Soil Fungi vol. 1, pp. 201-210. Academic Press, London.
5. Ellis, E. M. 1976. More Dematiaceous Hyphomyceîes. Key to genera. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Surrey, England, pp. 8-12 and pp. 325-344.
6. Farr, D. F., Bills, G F., Chamuris, G P. and Rossman, A. Y. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. MN.
7. Fennell, D. I. 1973. Key to families and genera of Eurotiales. In: The Fungi An Advanced Treatise, vol. IV A taxonomic Review with Keys: Ascomycetes and Fungi Imperfect, ed. by G C. Ainthworth, F. K. Sparrow and A. S. Sussman. Academic Press, New York. p. 57.
8. Graham, J. H. and Luttrell, E. S. 1961. Species of Leptosphaerulina on forage plants. Phytopathology 51:680-693.
9. Hanlin, R. T. 1990. Illustrated Genera of Ascomycetes. p. 5-16, p. 224-225. APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota.
10. Hwang, Y. S., Piao, Y. L. and Lee, J. C. 2003. Potential factors associated with skin discoloration and browning disorder in stored 'Niitaka' pears. J. Kor. Soc. Hort. Sci. 44:57-61.
11. Johnson, E. M. and Sutton, T. B. 1995. First report of Gaestrumia polystigmatis on apple and common blackberry in North America. Plant Dis. 78:1219.
12. Johnson, E. M., Sutton, T. B. and Hodges, C. S. 1997. Etiology of apple sooty blotch disease in North Carolina. Phytopathology 87:88-95.
13. Kendrick, W. B. and Carmichael, J. W. 1973. Hyphomycetes. in: The Fungi, An Advanced Treatise Vol. IVA, A taxonomic Review with Keys (eds. G C. Ainsworth, F. K. Sparrow, and A. S. Sussman) p. 323-509. Academic Press, New York.
14. Kim, J. H. 1975. Studies on the causal factors of skin browning during storage and its control method in 'Imamuraakl pear (Pyrus serotina Rehder). J. Kor. Soc. Hort. Sci. 16:1-25.
15. Kim, J. K., Lee, H. C, Hong, K. H. and Yoon, C. J. 1999. The causes of skin contamination during fruit development in oriental pear. J. Kor. Hort. Sci. 40:436-438.
16. Olanya, O. M. and Campbell, C. L. 1990. Isolate characteristics and epidemic components of Leptosphaerulina leaf spots on alfalfa and white clover. Phytopathology 80:1278-1282.
17. Park, Y. S., Seo, H-S., Kim, K. C., Lee, J. H., Cho, S. M., Choi, Y-S., Park, K. S. and Kim, Y. C. 2008. Etiology of skin sooty dapple disease of Asian pear. Res. Plant Dis. 14: in press.
18. Rosenberger, D. A. 1990. Blue mold. In: Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases, ed. by A. L. Jones and H. S. Aldwinkle. APS. Press. St. Paul, MN. pp. 54-55.
19. Seo, J. H., Hwang, Y. S., Chun, J. P. and Lee, J. C. 2000. Influence of Pre-and Post-harvest treatments on the occurrence of skin browning and fruit quality in 'Niitaka' pears. J. Kor. Soc. Hort. Sci. 41:602-606.
20. Shaw, C. G 1973. Host fungus index for the Pacific Northwest-1, Hosts. Wash. State Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 765:1-121.
21. Spotts, R. A., Sanderson, P. G, Lennox, C. L., Sugar, D. and Cervantes, L. A. 1998. Wounding, wound healing and staining of mature pear fruit. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 13:27-36.
22. Sprague, R. 1957. Fungi isolated from roots and crowns of pear trees. Plant Dis. Reporter 41:74-76.
23. Sugar, D. 1997. Minor Postharvest Diseases. In: Compendium of Apple and Pear Diseases, ed. by A. L. Jones and H. S. Aldwinkle. APS. Press. St. Paul, MN. pp. 58-59.
24. Sugar, D. and Powers, K. 1986. Interactions among fungi causing postharvest decay of pear. Plant Dis. 70:1132-1134.
25. Sugar, D. and Spotts, R. A. 1993. The impoetance of wounds in infection of pear fruit by Phialophora malorum and the role of hydrostatic pressure in spore penetration of wounds. Phytopathology 83:1083-1086.
26. Williamson, S. M. and Sutton, T. B. 2000. Sooty blotch and flyspeck of apple: etiology, biology, and control. Plant Dis. 84:714-724.
27. Yoon, S. D., Hong, P. H., Mok, L G and Lee, C. S. 2000. Factors involved with the incidence of black stain in 'Niitaka' pear during storage. J. Kor. Hort. Sci. 41:523-525.