Pomegranate fruit rot caused by Pilidiella granati in Mexico

摘要

During the spring of 2015, fruit rot symptoms were observed on pomegranate fruit in an orchard located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Characteristic lesions were collected and a fungus was isolated from these lesions. Based on morphological characteristics, analysis of rDNA-ITS sequences, and pathogenicity tests on pomegranate fruits, the causal agent was identified as Pilidiella granati. This is the first report of P. granati causing pomegranate fruit rot in Mexico.