Mucor piriformis
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Mucor piriformis
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Mucor piriformis
Scop., (1772)

Mucor piriformis is a plant pathogen that causes a soft rot of several fruits known as Mucor rot.[2] Infection of its host fruits, such as apples and pears, takes place post-harvest.[3] The fungi can also infect citrus fruits.[3]

References

  1. Lee, Soo Chan; Idmurm, Alexander (2018). "8. Fungal sex: The Mucoromycota". In Heitman, Joseph; Howlett, Barbara J.; Crous, Pedro W.; Stukenbrock, Eva H.; James, Timothy Yong; Gow, Neil A. R. (eds.). The Fungal Kingdom. Wiley. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-55581-958-3.
  2. "Apple and Pear Disease - Mucor Rot". Penn State Extension. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. 1 2 Saito, S.; Michailides, T. J.; Xiao, C. L. (2016-02-01). "Mucor Rot—An Emerging Postharvest Disease of Mandarin Fruit Caused by Mucor piriformis and other Mucor spp. in California". Plant Disease. 100 (6): 1054–1063. doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-15-1173-RE. ISSN 0191-2917. PMID 30682278.


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