Postharvest fruit rot caused by Pestalotiopsis sp. on grape in Korea

Abstract

In 2010, fruit rot disease was observed on the 'Cheongsoo' grape cultivar in a store house in Daejeon, Korea. The causal agent was determined to be a species of Pestalotiopsis not previously described in the literature. Pathogenicity tests revealed that the fungus is pathogenic to the fruit of the 'Cheongsoo' grape. This is the first report of fruit rot diseases on 'Cheongsoo' grape caused by Pestalotiopsis sp. in Korea. © 2013 Australasian Plant Pathology Society Inc.