Phomopsis cinerascens (Sacc) Trak – New Pathogen of Fig in Bulgaria

Ya. VOINOVA¹ and K. KOLEVA^2
1South-West University "Neofit Rilski", BG-2700 Blagoevgad, Bulgaria
²Plant Protection Institute, BG-2230 Kostinbrod, Bulgaria

Abstract

VOINOVA, Ya. and K. KOLEVA, 2003. Phomopsis cinerascens (Sacc) Trak – new pathogen of fig in Bulgaria. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 9: 559–560

A new pathogen of fig – Phomopsis cinerascens (Sacc) Trak, which causes spots on twigs, leaves and petioles, has been found out for the first time in Bulgaria. Its cultural and morphological characteristics have been examined.

Key words: pathogen, Phomopsis cinerascens, fig, spots, conidae