Black Dot Root Rot of Tomato Caused by Colletotrichum coccodes

Colletotrichuym coccodes에 의한 토마토 검은점뿌리썩음병(흑점근부병)

Black dot root rot occurred severely in greenhouse tomatoes in jangseong area of Korea in April, 1996. The causal fungus of the disease was identified as Colletotrichum coccodes based on the morphological and cultural characteristics. Pathogenicity tests revealed that isolates of the fungus were responsible for the disease, and two cultivars of cherry tomato were less susceptible to the disease than other cultivars of tomato and cherry tomato tested.