date:Aug 31, 2020
In autumn 2018, diseased eggplant plants (cvs. Thelma, Amalia, Monarca, and Cristal) were observed in various greenhouses in the Almera province, Spain, where eggplant is a significant crop (around 2,500 ha). The first symptoms developed 30 to 45 days after transplanting, on 5 to 15% of plants. Affected plants showed wilting, leaf chlorosis, leaf necrosis, and occasionally death and brown vascular discoloration.
Scientists at I.F.A.P.A. - Centro La Mojonera in Almera have isolated a fungus with