The fungus Rhizoctonia solani causes significant losses in tomato crops due to the lack of resistance genes to this pathogen. This research aimed to evaluate phenotypic characteristics associated with tolerance to R. solani during the germination and seedling stages of 90 tomato lines, identify promising genotypes for...
Ana Elizabeth Paredes-Cervantes, Juan Enrique Rodríguez-Pérez, Jaime Sahagún-Castellanos et al.· Revista Chapingo Serie Horti...· 0 citations
The common fig (Ficus carica L.) is widely cultivated in semi-arid and subtropical regions. In June 2025, five-year-old fig trees cv. Black Mission exhibiting dieback symptoms were observed in Morelos, Mexico (18°52'29.59"N, 98°47'01.65" W). Among 650 trees assessed, disease incidence was 18%. Affected trees exhibited...
Isabel Nativitas-Lima, S. G. Leyva-Mir, Montserrat Monroy Martinez et al.· Plant Disease· 0 citations
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa; Asteraceae) is an annual leafy vegetable widely cultivated worldwide. In August 2023, severe soft-rot symptoms accompanied by white mycelial growth and black sclerotia were observed on lettuce plants cv. Iceberg in a commercial field in Toluca (19°06'14.5"N, 99°35'16.6"W), State of Mexico, Mexi...
Antonio Alejandro López-García, S. G. Leyva-Mir, M. Camacho-Tapia et al.· Plant Disease· 0 citations
Background
: The emergence of
Neopestalotiopsis rosae
, causing root rot, crown rot, and leaf spot of strawberry, resulted in a major phytosanitary crisis in Mexico, with yield losses reaching 70%. This study reconstructs how growers in central Mexico responded to and managed the epidemic, synthesizing survey da...
L. A. Valbuena-Gaona, J. Ramírez-Gil, Martínez-Ruiz Merari et al.· CABI Agriculture and Bioscie...· 0 citations
Pathogenicity was demonstrated by inoculating each isolate onto healthy blueberry plants, which developed the characteristic symptoms of the disease 9 days after inoculation, thereby fulfilling Koch's postulates.
G. Márquez-Licona, José González-Montejo, S. G. Leyva-Mir et al.· Journal of Phytopathology· 0 citations
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