Abstract
In 2014, abnormal brown spots were observed on Hongro apples in fields in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and during low-temperature storage. The spots were round, blight brown, and different from the symptoms of previously reported apple diseases. A fungal pathogen was isolated and cultured on potato dextrose agar, and it was morphologically similar to
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science and Technology Development (Project No. PJ0104812016), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.