{"id":99,"date":"2024-09-04T15:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-01-30T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:00:32","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Contribution &amp; Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1-1024x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1-1024x283.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1-1536x424.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1-50x14.jpg 50w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/cucurbitanthracnose\/files\/2025\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_5784-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: true, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Press Release Articles (Newsletters)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keinath, A. 2024. Fruit Rots on Pumpkins, Gourds, and Winter Squashes. SC Grower blog. July 31, 2024&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scgrower.com\/2024\/07\/31\/fruit-rots-on-pumpkins-gourds-and-winter-squashes\/\">https:\/\/scgrower.com\/2024\/07\/31\/fruit-rots-on-pumpkins-gourds-and-winter-squashes\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur, N. and Dutta, B. 2022. Watermelon Anthracnose: Current Trends and Future Directions. Specialty Crop Industry Newsletter. Vol. 5, No. 4:10.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/specialtycropindustry.com\/watermelon-anthracnose-current-trends-and-future-directions\/\">https:\/\/specialtycropindustry.com\/watermelon-anthracnose-current-trends-and-future-directions\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evaluating yield performance in commercial cucumber varieties under Anthracnose pressure.&nbsp;Simranjot Kaur, Prerna Sabharwal, Sudeep Adhikari, Shallu Thakur, Yuqing Fu, and Geoffrey Meru.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CALS Dean graduate&nbsp; student scholarship (2024-2025) for academic excellence, Simranjot Kaur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Plant Disease Management Reports (PDMRs) <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kaur, N., Foster, M.J., Donahoo, W.M., and Dutta, B. 2025. Evaluation of conventional fungicides for the management of anthracnose in watermelon in Georgia, 2024 Plant Health Progress (First Look)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur, N., Foster, M.J., Donahoo, W.M., and Dutta, B. 2025. Evaluation of organic fungicides for the management of anthracnose in watermelon in Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress (First Look)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur, N., Foster, M.J., Donahoo, W.M., and Dutta, B. 2025. Evaluation of conventional fungicides for the management of anthracnose in cucumber in Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress (First Look)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur, N., Foster., M.J., Donahoo, W.M., and Dutta, B. 2025. Evaluation of organic fungicides for the management of anthracnose in cucumber in Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress (First Look)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kumari, M., Dutta, B., Kaur, N., and McAvoy, T. 2025. Evaluation of Anthracnose Disease Resistance, Yield Performance, and Fruit Size Distribution of Seedless Watermelon Cultivars in Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0020-PDMR\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0020-PDMR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kumari, M., Dutta, B., Kaur, N., and McAvoy, T. 2025. Performance Metrics of Cucumber Cultivars: Yield, Marketability, and Disease Susceptibility, Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0018-PDMR\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0018-PDMR<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kumari M., Dutta, B., Kaur N., &amp; McAvoy, T. 2025. Optimizing Overhead Irrigation Schedules for Effective Anthracnose Management in Watermelon, Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0019-PDMR\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0019-PDMR<\/a> .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kumari M., Dutta, B., Kaur N., &amp; McAvoy, T. 2025. Performance Metrics of Cucumber Cultivars: Yield, Marketability, and Disease Susceptibility, Georgia, 2024. Plant Health Progress. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0018-PDMR\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0018-PDMR<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma I. Nieland, Calyn M. Adams, David B. Langston and Douglas S. Higgins, Evaluation of watermelon cultivars for susceptibility to anthracnose, Painter, VA, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0014-PDMR\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0014-PDMR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma I. Nieland, Calyn M. Adams, David B. Langston and Douglas S. Higgins, Evaluation of fungicides for control of anthracnose in watermelon, Painter, VA, 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0012-PDMR\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1094\/PHP-01-25-0012-PDMR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Conference Paper and Presentations<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keinath, A. 2025. Field Scouting and Disease Identification on Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Cucumber, and Squash. Clemson Extension Preplant Cucurbit Meeting, Edisto REC, Blackville, SC. Feb. 7, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur<strong>, <\/strong>S. and Meru, G. April 2025. Leveraging Genomic Tools to Improve Anthracnose Resistance in Watermelon and Cucumber.&nbsp;Horticultural Science Department Seminar, Gainesville, Florida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur, S. and Meru, G., July 2025.&nbsp;Impact of Anthracnose on Cucumber Yield. Everglades Research and Education Center, Florida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaur, S.  , Sabharwal. P. , Adhikari, S. , Thakur, S. , Fu, Y. and Meru, G. , June 2025. Evaluating Yield Performance in Commercial Cucumber Varieties Under Anthracnose Pressure. Florida Society for Horticultural Sciences, Florida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higgins, D. 2025. Lower Eastern Shore&nbsp;Research&nbsp;and&nbsp;Education&nbsp;Center, &#8221;&nbsp;Emerging&nbsp;Research&nbsp;for Management of Fusarium Wilt, Phytophthora Fruit Rot,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Anthracnose in Watermelon&#8221; Salisbary, MD&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Betts, A. 2025. Carvel&nbsp;Research&nbsp;and&nbsp;Education&nbsp;Center&nbsp;Field&nbsp;Day&nbsp;&#8220;Emerging&nbsp;Research&nbsp;for Management of Fusarium Wilt, Phytophthora Fruit Rot,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Anthracnose in Watermelon&#8221; Georgetown, DE&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alshwaiki, G., Hagerty, A., Cochran S.,&nbsp;Quesada-Ocampo L. M, July, 2024.&nbsp;Diversity of Fungal Plant Pathogens on North Carolina Cucumbers. Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. NC State, Raleigh, NC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thompson, C. 2024. Attacking Anthracnose: UGA\u2019s Dutta Highlights Research in Watermelon Disease. Vegetable and Specialty Crop News.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dutta,B. December, 2024 SCRI-SAM update at SE fruit &amp; Vegetable Expo,  Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dutta, B. December, 2024. Lessons learned: Managing cucurbit diseases in Georgia, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Kaur<strong>, S. <\/strong>and Meru, G. ,&nbsp;September 2024. Utilizing Genome Wide Association Studies to Resistance Against Anthracnose in Watermelon and Cucumber.&nbsp;Inter-REC Flash talk in Golf Coast Research and Education Center, Florida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higgins, D.S. and Langston, D.L. April, 2024. Anthracnose, Downy Mildew, and Gummy Stem Blight Disease Management for Virginia Watermelons. Capron Area Watermelon Growers, Capron, VA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Research Papers<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kang, S. E. <em>et al.<\/em> Evidence for the agricultural origin of resistance to multiple antimicrobials in <em>Aspergillus fumigatus<\/em>, a fungal pathogen of humans. <em>G3<\/em> <strong>12<\/strong>, jkab427 (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoffmeister, M. <em>et al.<\/em> Method for QoI sensitivity monitoring in <em>Colletotrichum lentis<\/em> by a species-specific pyrosequencing assay. <em>Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology<\/em> <strong>44<\/strong>, 128\u2013135 (2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hu, M. &amp; Chen, S. Non-Target Site Mechanisms of Fungicide Resistance in Crop Pathogens: A Review. <em>Microorganisms<\/em> <strong>9<\/strong>, 502 (2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correa, E., Crosby, K. &amp; Malla, S. Optimizing a Seedling Screening Method for Anthracnose Resistance in Watermelon. <em>Plant Health Progress<\/em> <strong>22<\/strong>, 536\u2013543 (2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miles, T. D. <em>et al.<\/em> Allele-Specific Detection Methods for QoI Fungicide-Resistant <em>Erysiphe necator<\/em> in Vineyards. <em>Plant Disease<\/em> <strong>105<\/strong>, 175\u2013182 (2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lee, J., Elliott, M. R., Kim, M., Yamada, T. &amp; Jung, G. A Rapid Molecular Detection System for SdhB and SdhC Point Mutations Conferring Differential Succinate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor Resistance in <em>Clarireedia<\/em> Populations. <em>Plant Disease<\/em> <strong>105<\/strong>, 660\u2013666 (2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wei, L. <em>et al.<\/em> Mutations and Overexpression of <em>CYP51<\/em> Associated with DMI-Resistance in <em>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides<\/em> from Chili. <em>Plant Disease<\/em> <strong>104<\/strong>, 668\u2013676 (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Da Silva, L. L., Moreno, H. L. A., Correia, H. L. N., Santana, M. F. &amp; De Queiroz, M. V. Colletotrichum: species complexes, lifestyle, and peculiarities of some sources of genetic variability. <em>Appl Microbiol Biotechnol<\/em> <strong>104<\/strong>, 1891\u20131904 (2020).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gan, P. <em>et al.<\/em> Genome Sequence Resources for Four Phytopathogenic Fungi from the <em>Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em> Species Complex. <em>MPMI<\/em> <strong>32<\/strong>, 1088\u20131090 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wu, S. <em>et al.<\/em> Genome of \u2018Charleston Gray\u2019, the principal American watermelon cultivar, and genetic characterization of 1,365 accessions in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System watermelon collection. <em>Plant Biotechnology Journal<\/em> <strong>17<\/strong>, 2246\u20132258 (2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forcelini, B. B. &amp; Peres, N. A. Widespread Resistance to QoI Fungicides of <em>Colletotrichum acutatum<\/em> from Strawberry Nurseries and Production Fields. <em>Plant Health Progress<\/em> <strong>19<\/strong>, 338\u2013341 (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keinath, A. P. Minimizing yield and quality losses in watermelon with multi-site and strobilurin fungicides effective against foliar and fruit anthracnose. <em>Crop Protection<\/em> <strong>106<\/strong>, 72\u201378 (2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Villa-Rivera, M. G. <em>et al.<\/em> The Role of Virulence Factors in the Pathogenicity of Colletotrichum sp. <em>CPPS<\/em> <strong>18<\/strong>, (2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jayawardena, R. Notes on currently accepted species of Colletotrichum. <em>Mycosphere<\/em> <strong>7<\/strong>, 1192\u20131260 (2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ishii, H., Zhen, F., Hu, M., Li, X. &amp; Schnabel, G. Efficacy of SDHI fungicides, including benzovindiflupyr, against <em>Colletotrichum<\/em> species. <em>Pest Management Science<\/em> <strong>72<\/strong>, 1844\u20131853 (2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keinath, A. P. Identification of Races of Colletotrichum orbiculare on Muskmelon in South Carolina. Plant Health Progress 16, 88\u201389 (2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damm, U. <em>et al.<\/em> The Colletotrichum orbiculare species complex: Important pathogens of field crops and weeds. <em>Fungal Diversity<\/em> <strong>61<\/strong>, 29\u201359 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shim, S.-A. <em>et al.<\/em> Resistance Degree of Cucurbits Cultivars to Colletotrichum orbiculare. <em>Korean Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology<\/em> <strong>31<\/strong>, 371\u2013379 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kubo, Y. &amp; Takano, Y. Dynamics of infection-related morphogenesis and pathogenesis in Colletotrichum orbiculare. <em>J Gen Plant Pathol<\/em> <strong>79<\/strong>, 233\u2013242 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gan, P. <em>et al.<\/em> Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal the hemibiotrophic stage shift of <em>Colletotrichum<\/em> fungi. <em>New Phytologist<\/em> <strong>197<\/strong>, 1236\u20131249 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liu, F., Cai, L., Crous, P. W. &amp; Damm, U. Circumscription of the anthracnose pathogens <em>Colletotrichum lindemuthianum<\/em> and <em>C. nigrum<\/em>. <em>Mycologia<\/em> <strong>105<\/strong>, 844\u2013860 (2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Damm, U. <em>et al.<\/em> The Colletotrichum boninense species complex. <em>Studies in Mycology<\/em> <strong>73<\/strong>, 1\u201336 (2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tsay, J.-G., Chen, R.-S., Wang, W.-L. &amp; Weng, B.-C. First Report of Anthracnose on Cucurbitaceous Crops Caused by <em>Glomerella magna<\/em> in Taiwan. <em>Plant Disease<\/em> <strong>94<\/strong>, 787\u2013787 (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tsay, J.-G., Chen, R.-S., Wang, W.-L. &amp; Weng, B.-C. First Report of Anthracnose on Cucurbitaceous Crops Caused by <em>Glomerella magna<\/em> in Taiwan. <em>Plant Disease<\/em> <strong>94<\/strong>, 787\u2013787 (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alves, M. D. C. &amp; Pozza, E. A. Scanning electron microscopy applied to seed\u2010borne fungi examination. <em>Microscopy Res &amp; Technique<\/em> <strong>72<\/strong>, 482\u2013488 (2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coelho, M. V. S., Palma, F. R. &amp; Caf\u00e9-Filho, A. C. Management of strawberry anthracnose by choice of irrigation system, mulching material and host resistance. <em>International Journal of Pest Management<\/em> <strong>54<\/strong>, 347\u2013354 (2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liu, B., Wasilwa, L. A., Morelock, T. E., O\u2019Neill, N. R. &amp; Correll, J. C. Comparison of <em>Colletotrichum orbiculare<\/em> and Several Allied <em>Colletotrichum<\/em> spp. for mtDNA RFLPs, Intron RFLP and Sequence Variation, Vegetative Compatibility, and Host Specificity. <em>Phytopathology\u00ae<\/em> <strong>97<\/strong>, 1305\u20131314 (2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nakaune, R. &amp; Nakano, M. Benomyl resistance of Colletotrichum acutatum is caused by enhanced expression of \u03b2-tubulin 1 gene regulated by putative leucine zipper protein CaBEN1. <em>Fungal Genetics and Biology<\/em> <strong>44<\/strong>, 1324\u20131335 (2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walcott, R. R., Gitaitis, R. D. &amp; Castro, A. C. Role of Blossoms in Watermelon Seed Infestation by <em>Acidovorax avenae<\/em> subsp. <em>citrulli<\/em>. <em>Phytopathology\u00ae<\/em> <strong>93<\/strong>, 528\u2013534 (2003).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McDonald, B. A. &amp; Linde, C. P ATHOGEN P OPULATION G ENETICS , E VOLUTIONARY P OTENTIAL, AND D URABLE R ESISTANCE. <em>Annu. Rev. 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