|
PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
In this study Penicillium adametzioides was found to be the cause of postharvest rot of stored grapes (Vitis vinifera) in Pakistan. Infected fruit tissues were cultured on malt extract agar (MEA) and Czapek (Cz) medium at 25â—¦C. The pathogen was identified as P. adametzioides on the basis of morphological and molecular characteristics. Pathogenicity tests conducted on healthy fruits under laboratory conditions showed typical rot symptoms after seven to fourteen days. This is the first report of post harvest rot of grapes caused by P. adametzioides in Pakistan.