Reply to Paterson, R.R.M. Comment on "Castillo et al. Ganoderma zonatum Is the Causal Agent of Basal Stem Rot in Oil Palm in Colombia. J. Fungi 2022, 8, 230"

J Fungi (Basel). 2022 Sep 8;8(9):945. doi: 10.3390/jof8090945.

Affiliations

¹ Pest and Disease Program, Colombian Oil Palm Research Center-Cenipalma, Bogotá 111211, Colombia.
² Biology and Plant Breeding Program, Colombian Oil Palm Research Center-Cenipalma, Bogotá 111211, Colombia.
³ Department of Biology, National University of Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia.
⁴ Cenipalma, Experimental Field Palmar de La Vizcaína, Km 132 Vía Puerto Araujo-La Lizama, Santander, Barrancabermeja 111611, Colombia.

Abstract

Reader Q: There was no morphological information provided for the isolated specimens, and so it is not known if they are even Ganoderma [...].

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.