date:Jun 21, 2019
isolated on potato dextrose agar (PDA). Based on the morphological characteristics and molecular analyses, the causal fungus was identified as Rhizopus oryzae.
Postharvest soft rot of apple, sweet potato, and banana fruit caused by R. oryzae have been reported in Korea and Saudi Arabia- is explained by the scientists of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing - The pathogen has also been reported to be associated with postharvest root rot of Codonopsis lanceolata in Korea. However,