Abstract

LEYVA-MIR, S. G.; LOPEZ-HERNANDEZ, Y.; TLAPAL-BOLANOS, B.  and  FLORES-MARTINEZ, R.. Etiology of blight on branches of hybrid lily (Lilium spp.) in Villa Guerrero, Mexico State. Rev. Chapingo Ser.Hortic [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.1, pp.5-8. ISSN 2007-4034.

The blight that causes dieback of Hybrid Lily (Lilium spp.) branches is a disease that appeared recently in the region of Villa Guerrero, Mexico State. The main symptom is necrosis that descends from the tip of the stems preventing production of flowers and premature death of the plants. The purpose of this work was to identify the causal agent of the blight on hybrid lily. With Koch's postulate, it was confirmed that the disease was caused by Botrytis cinerea.

Keywords : necrosis; Lilium spp; Botrytis cinerea.