Abstract:
Solanum torvum is an important plant with higher nutritional and medicinal value. Anthracnose is a major plant disease cause by different pathogens. Colletotrichum is one of the most reported pathogens causing anthracnose to Sri Lankan cash crops, fruits and vegetables. This study reporting the Anthracnose of Solanum torvum caused by Colletotrichum gigasporum for the first time in Sri Lanka with molecular and morphological confirmation.
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