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<journal-id>1010-2752</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Protección Vegetal]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Protección Veg.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1010-2752</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1010-27522019000300003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Speckle by Corynespora torulosa (Syd.) Crous: a pre-harvest fruit disease of Musa spp. in Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Punteado por Corynespora torulosa (Syd.) Crous: una enfermedad de precosecha de los frutos de Musa spp. en Cuba]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almenares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maybel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Vicente]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Playa La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1010-27522019000300003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1010-27522019000300003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1010-27522019000300003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT It was studied the etiology of a fruit disease spots in form of a speckling of Cavendish banana fruits that causes fruit quality deterioration and commercial rejection. For this purpose, peel spots were placed in humid chambers to incite fungal development, and isolations were carried out on water agar + streptomycin. To fulfill Koch postulates, CEMSA 3/4 and Burro CEMSA fruits were inoculated with a spore suspension of 1x105 conidia/ml and incubated at room temperature under high relative humidity. Fruits of Cavendish and Gros Michel (AAA), CEMSA 3/4 and Pisang ceylan (AAB), Pisang awak and Burro CEMSA (ABB) were inoculated as described. The fungus Corynespora torulosa (Syd) Crous, comb. new (syn. Deightoniella torulosa (Syd.), M.B. Ellis) was uniformly recovered from the humid chambers and isolations. The artificial inoculations of Cavendish fruits with the isolates obtained reproduced the speckling symptoms, and C. torulosa was confirmed as the causal agent of speckling. All varieties inoculated showed to be susceptible to the pathogen. It is the first time that C. torulosa is described in Cuba as the causal agent of fruit speckling previously attributed to other causes. C. torulosa is a colonizer of senescent leaves, fruit flowers, and bracts of Musa plants and becomes airborne during appropriate environmental conditions. It is discussed that sanitation of senescent leaves and fruits organs are essential to reduce incidence of the disease.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se estudió la etiología de una enfermedad de los frutos en forma de punteado en frutos de bananos Cavendish que causa deterioro y rechazo comercial de frutos. Se colocaron manchas de la piel de los frutos en cámara húmeda para incitar el desarrollo de hongos y se realizaron aislamientos en agar agua + estreptomicina. Para cumplimentar los postulados de Koch, se inocularon frutos de CEMSA 3/4 y Burro CEMSA con una suspensión de 1x105 conidios/ml y se incubaron a temperatura ambiente y alta humedad relativa. Se inocularon frutos de Cavendish y Gros Michel (AAA), CEMSA &#8211; y Pisang ceylan (AAB), Pisang awak y Burro CEMSA (ABB) de la forma ya descrita. De las cámaras húmedas y aislamientos se recobró uniformemente el hongo Corynespora torulosa (Syd) Crous, comb. new (syn. Deightoniella torulosa (Syd.), M.B. Ellis). Las inoculaciones artificiales de los frutos de CEMSA 3/4 y Burro CEMSA con los aislamientos obtenidos, reprodujeron el punteado de los síntomas y se confirmó que C. torulosa es el agente causal del punteado de los frutos. Todas las variedades inoculadas mostraron ser susceptibles al patógeno. Esta es la primera confirmación en Cuba de que C. torulosa es el agente causal del punteado de los frutos, antes atribuido a otras causas. C. torulosa es un colonizador de hojas senescentes, flores y brácteas de plantas de Musa spp. Se discute que el saneamiento de hojas viejas, y órganos de los racimos es esencial para reducir la incidencia de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Deightoniella torulosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fruit wastages]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sanitation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[resistance of cultivars]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Deightoniella torulosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[daños a frutos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[saneamiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[resistencia de los cultivares]]></kwd>
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