ABSTRACT
Fruit rot and branch cankers caused by Dothiorella sp., on avocado trees, in the y Region of Chile

Adriana Pinto de T.1, Mario Alvarez A.1 y Gloria Tobar C.1
 

In the 1981/82 growing season, from samples of avocado trees, obtained from Quillota, V Region of Chile, which showed twig and branch cankers, together with fruit rot, the fungus Dothiorella sp. was consistently isolated. Pathogenicity tests with this fungus were positive. ln addition, seven fungicides were tested (in vitro) against the fungus, sorne with good control results.

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1 Estación Experimental La Platina (INIA), Casilla 439, Correo 3, Santiago, Chile.