J. Moral and A. Trapero | View Article
Selected olive (Olea europaea) cultivars were tested in the field and laboratory for their relative susceptibility to anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum acutatum. A rating scale to assess fruitrot incidence in naturally infected trees was validated by comparing ratings with direct counts of affected fruit. Fruit-rot incidence varied greatly among 20 cultivars and was correlated with the severity of branch dieback symptoms that developed after fruit-rot epidemics.
Assessing the Susceptibility of Olive Cultivars to Anthracnose
