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http://dx.doi.org/10.5423/RPD.2008.14.1.057

Occurrence of Rhizopus Soft Rot on Apple Fruit Caused by Rhizopus stolonifer in Korea  

Kwon, Jin-Hyeuk (Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
Jee, Hyeong-Jin (Organic Farming Technology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
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Research in Plant Disease / v.14, no.1, 2008 , pp. 57-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
A rhizopus soft rot caused by Rhizopus stolonifer occurred sporadically on apple fruits (Malus pumila var. dulcissima Koidz.) at a wholesale market of agricultural products in Jinju, Korea in 2006 and 2007. Infected fruits were rapidly water-soaked, softened and rotted. The symptoms were initiated mainly from wounds or cracks occurred at harvest time. Sporangiophores were $950{\sim}1,900\;{\mu}m$ in length and $12{\sim}22\;{\mu}m$ in width. Sporangia were globose or hemispheric and $82{\sim}185\;{\mu}m$ in size. The color of sporangia was white and cottony at first and gradually turned to brownish black, bearing abundant spores when matured. Columella were hemispheric and $70{\sim}85\;{\mu}m$ in size. Sporangiospores were irregular round or oval, brownish-black streaked and $8{\sim}18{\times}7{\sim}8\;{\mu}m$ in size. Optimum temperature for mycelial growth of the fungus on PDA was $25^{\circ}C$. On the basis of mycological characteristics and pathogenicity to apple the causal fungus was identified as Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill. This is the first report of Rhizopus soft rot by R. stolonifer on Fuji apple in Korea.
Keywords
Apple; Malus pumila; Rhizopus soft rot; Rhizopus stolonifer;
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