Colletotrichum acutatum
black spot of strawberry, crown rot of celery
Glomerella acutata
Worldwide
Widespread
2025-06-14
fungus
Chile, Mexico
Main: strawberry; Other: celery, pepper, sunflower, common bean.
COLLAC
Colletotrichum acutatum is primarily spread through conidia, with water splash being the main method of local dispersal. It can also survive in soil and spread via plant debris. It has not been considered to be a quarantine pest by EPPO or any other regional plant protection organization. Seed is not known to be a pathway.
3 Known Hosts
Apium graveolens
celery
No
COLLAC-2, CABI CPC, EPPO, COLLAC-3, COLLAC-4, COLLAC-5, COLLAC-6, COLLAC-7
Celery seed is not a pathway.
2025-06-14 09:34:12
Vitale S,Infantino A, 2014. Presence of Colletotrichum acutatum causing anthracnose on hot pepper in central Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology, 96(3):607.
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
OEPP/EPPO Global Database - European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
Wharton, P. S., & Diéguez-Uribeondo, J. (2004, June). The biology of Colletotrichum acutatum. In Anales del jardín botánico de Madrid (Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 3-22).
Nair, J.; Newhook, F.J.; Corbin, J.B. (1983) Survival of Colletotrichum acutatum f. sp. pinea in soil and pine debris. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 81, 53-63.
Yang, X.-S.; Wilson, L.L.; Madden, L.V.; Ellis, M.A. (1990) Rain splash dispersal of Colletotrichum acutatum from infected strawberry fruit. Phytopathology 80, 590-595.
Yang, X.-S.; Madden, L.V.; Reichard, D.L.; Wilson, L.L.; Ellis, M.A. (1992) Splash dispersal of Colletotrichum acutatum and Phytophthora cactorum from strawberry fruit by single drop impactions. Phytopathology 82, 332-340.
Eastburn, D.M.; Gubler, W.D. (1992) Effects of soil moisture and temperature on the survival of Colletotrichum acutatum. Plant Disease 76, 841-842.
Capsicum annuum
pepper
No
COLLAC-2, COLLAC-3, COLLAC-4, COLLAC-5, COLLAC-6, COLLAC-7
Pepper seed is not a pathway.
2025-06-14 09:34:54
Vitale S,Infantino A, 2014. Presence of Colletotrichum acutatum causing anthracnose on hot pepper in central Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology, 96(3):607.
Wharton, P. S., & Diéguez-Uribeondo, J. (2004, June). The biology of Colletotrichum acutatum. In Anales del jardín botánico de Madrid (Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 3-22).
Nair, J.; Newhook, F.J.; Corbin, J.B. (1983) Survival of Colletotrichum acutatum f. sp. pinea in soil and pine debris. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 81, 53-63.
Yang, X.-S.; Wilson, L.L.; Madden, L.V.; Ellis, M.A. (1990) Rain splash dispersal of Colletotrichum acutatum from infected strawberry fruit. Phytopathology 80, 590-595.
Yang, X.-S.; Madden, L.V.; Reichard, D.L.; Wilson, L.L.; Ellis, M.A. (1992) Splash dispersal of Colletotrichum acutatum and Phytophthora cactorum from strawberry fruit by single drop impactions. Phytopathology 82, 332-340.
Eastburn, D.M.; Gubler, W.D. (1992) Effects of soil moisture and temperature on the survival of Colletotrichum acutatum. Plant Disease 76, 841-842.
Phaseolus vulgaris
comon bean
No
COLLAC-2, CABI CPC, COLLAC-3, COLLAC-4, COLLAC-5, COLLAC-6, COLLAC-7
Commone bean seed is not a pathway.
2025-06-14 09:35:26
Vitale S,Infantino A, 2014. Presence of Colletotrichum acutatum causing anthracnose on hot pepper in central Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology, 96(3):607.
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Wharton, P. S., & Diéguez-Uribeondo, J. (2004, June). The biology of Colletotrichum acutatum. In Anales del jardín botánico de Madrid (Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 3-22).
Nair, J.; Newhook, F.J.; Corbin, J.B. (1983) Survival of Colletotrichum acutatum f. sp. pinea in soil and pine debris. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 81, 53-63.
Yang, X.-S.; Wilson, L.L.; Madden, L.V.; Ellis, M.A. (1990) Rain splash dispersal of Colletotrichum acutatum from infected strawberry fruit. Phytopathology 80, 590-595.
Yang, X.-S.; Madden, L.V.; Reichard, D.L.; Wilson, L.L.; Ellis, M.A. (1992) Splash dispersal of Colletotrichum acutatum and Phytophthora cactorum from strawberry fruit by single drop impactions. Phytopathology 82, 332-340.
Eastburn, D.M.; Gubler, W.D. (1992) Effects of soil moisture and temperature on the survival of Colletotrichum acutatum. Plant Disease 76, 841-842.
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