Abstract
The species<em> Opuntia ficus-indica</em> is affected by pests and diseases, one of the most important of these being golden spot. The latter has been reported in various countries, including Mexico. Symptoms similar to those of golden spot in <em>O. ficus-indica</em> have been observed in the xoconostle crop (<em>Opuntia matudae</em> Scheinvar, cv. Rosa). The objective of this study was to isolate and identify the causative agent that causes the symptoms, which resembled those of the disease described as golden spot in <em>O. ficus-indica</em>. Simple random sampling in the field (10 plots) was carried out on xoconostle plants that presented the described symptoms. Slices of diseased plant tissue were cut and placed in Petri plates with PDA medium. Compliance with Koch’s postulates showed that the isolated (one aislated) of <em>Alternaria</em> sp. obtained from the field samples colonized the cladodes after inoculations in the greenhouse. Through taxonomic keys, <em>Alternaria</em> sp. was identified as the causative microorganism. Molecular characterization of the isolated <em>Alternaria</em> sp. was identified as <em>Alternaria</em> <em>alternata</em>. This is the first report worldwide of <em>Alternaria alternata</em> as the causal agent of golden spot in a xoconostle crop.
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