Diversity of Colletotrichum Species Causing Apple Bitter Rot and Glomerella Leaf Spot in China
Bitter rot and Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) of apples, caused by Colletotrichum species, are major diseases of apples around the world.A total of 98 isolates were obtained from apple fruits with bitter rot, and 53 isolates were obtained from leaves with leaf spot in the primary apple production regions in China.These isolates were characterized morph