Morphological and Molecular Identification of Phytophthora capsici Isolates with Differential Pathogenicity in Sechium edule
Chayote (Sechium edule) is a crop of great economic and pharmaceutical importance in Mexico.Chayote is affected by Phytophthora capsici, which causes plant wilt and fruit rot.Three isolates of P.capsici (A1-C, A2-H, and A3-O) were obtained from three producing areas in Veracruz, Mexico.Morphometric characteristics of sporangia and the colony patter