Pudrición del fruto del banano causada por Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (Whetzelinia sclerotiorum en Costa Rica

Abstract

A disease of the banana fruit caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib) de Bary (Whetzelinia scierotiorum) was observed in the Experimental Station of the Tropical Agri cultural Training & Research Center, CATIE, at Turrialba, Costa Rica. The symptoms included brown colored rot which spread from the distal to the prOximal end of the fruit, subsequently covering it entirely. There were no signs of sexual structures on the plant material or on the fungus isolates.