PHOMOPSIS VACCINII ON VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM IN LITHUANIA.

The present note is the first report about detection of Phomopsis canker on highbush blueberries in Lithuania. Phomopsis vaccinii was isolated from diseased plants into pure culture, and morphologic characteristics of cultures on different media were described. This fungus was included into the A1 list of Quarantine Pests of European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) and to the list of Quarantine Pests of Lithuania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]