BEHAVIOR OF ISOLATED OF Colletotrichum gloeosporioides INOCULATED MICROPROPAGATED IN SEEDLINGS OF COFFEE

Many are the damages caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in coffee plants, but little is knowledge about the establishment of the infective process and the evolution of the symptoms presented by host plants. This study evaluated the behavior of isolates of C. gloeosporioides obtained from Coffee on seedlings grown from seeds with buttery spot symptoms and without symptoms of blister spot, estimate the aggressiveness of the pathogen through the incidence and severity of disease, comparing them with one isolate from other plant species. The estimation of the incidence and severity was observed that seedlings from plants with symptoms of blister spot are more susceptible to attack by C. gloeosporioides. The isolated IS-II shown to be fully aggressive, presenting a high potential for disease.