Phytophthora heveae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
D. Jean Stamps

Abstract A description is provided for Phytophthora heveae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Hevea rubber, cacao, Brazil nut, Agathis australis, guava, mango, avocado pear. DISEASE: Pod rot and black stripe of rubber; pod rot of cacao; leaf blight of Brazil nut; avocado pear trunk canker. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia (Malaysia, India); Australia (Queensland, New South Wales); New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; North America (USA); Central America (Guatemala); South America (Brazil). (CMI Map 428, ed. 1, 1967). TRANSMISSION: Soil-borne. Isolated from forest soils (44, 1944); soil in rubber plantation (49, 2165); in Agathis australis stand (54, 3493); in Eucalyptus plantation (55, 4876).

Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Phyllachora setariicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Alloteropsis semialata (syn. Axonopus semialatus), Cyrtococcum patens, Digitaria sanguinalis, Guadua latifolia, Melinis sp., Oplismenus aemulus, O. burmannii, O. compositus, O. flaccidus, O. hirtellus, O. humboldtianus, O. imbecilis, O. setarius, O. undulatifolius, Panicum carinatum, P. hians, P. leucophaeum, P. longifolium, P. maximum, P. nepalense, P. plicatum, P. pygmaeum, P. sanguinolentum, P. sciurotes, P. sulcatum, Paspalum conjugatum, P. orbiculare, P. saccharoides, Pennisetum clandestinum, P. distachyum,? Phalaris sp., Setaria chevalieri, S. italica, S.? kagerensis, S. palmifolia, S. plicatilis, S. sphacelata var. aurea (syn. S. aurea), Setaria sulcata, Urochloa trichopus, Valota laxa (Gramineae). DISEASE: Tar spot of grasses. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. AFRICA: Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Zaire. NORTH AMERICA: USA (Alabama, New Jersey). CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay. ASIA: China (Guangdong), India (Kerala), Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan. AUSTRALASIA: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), New Caledonia. TRANSMISSION: Not studied in detail, but morphological features agree with those of relatives which have been shown to disperse ascospores actively via air currents, possibly with secondary dispersal via water splash.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Phyllachora ischaemi. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS:? Andropogon amethystinus, A. micranthus, Andropogon sp., Anthistiria sp., Bothriochloa ambigua, B. decipiens, B. intermedia, Brachiaria jubata,? B. longiflora, Capillipedium assimile, C. huegelii, C. parviflorum, C. spicigerum, Cymbopogon marginatus, C. refractus, Dichanthium humilis, D. sericeum, D. tenue, Heteropogon contortus, H. triticeus, Hyparrhenia hirta, Ischaemum arcuatum, I. australe, I. latifolium, I. laxum, I. zeylanicola, Microstegium sp., Monocymbium sp., Schizachyrium sp., Sehima nervosum, Themeda australis, T. avenacea, T. triandra (Gramineae). A record on Bambusa balcooa from Assam (BORAH et al., 1998) is doubtful. DISEASE: Tar spot of grasses. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Kenya, South Africa, Uganda. SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia. ASIA: India (Kumaon, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh), Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan. AUSTRALASIA: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), Papua New Guinea. TRANSMISSION: No experimental evidence is available, but related fungi are transmitted through air-dispersal and possibly also water-splash of ascospores.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract C. uberata is described and illustrated. Information on hosts (Afrocarpus falcatus, A. gracilior, A. usambarensis, Falcatifolium falciforme, Nageia nagi, Podocarpus archboldii, P. costatus, P. elatus, P. elongatus, P. gracilis, P. henckelii, P. latifolius, P. longefoliatus [P. longifoliolatus], P. longifolius, P. madagascariensis, P. milanjianus, P. nekelii, P. neriifolius, P. rumphii, P. sylvestris, P. spinulosus and Podocarpus sp.), geographical distribution (Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New South Wales, and Guangxi, China) and dispersal is provided.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phytophthora citricola Sawada. Hosts: Citrus spp., hops (Humulus lupulus), lilac (Syringa), raspberry (Rubus), rhododendron, conifers. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Asia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Australasia & Oceania, Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Europe, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Irish Republic, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Northern Ireland, S. England & Wales, Scotland, Yugoslavia, Central America & West Indies, Antilles, North America, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Mexico, USA, South America, Argentina, Chile.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phytophthora heveae Thompson. Hosts: Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia, China, Guangdong, India, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Australasia & Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, North America, USA, North Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Central America & West Indies, Guatemala, South America, Brazil, Venezuela.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Sugarcane gumming disease Bacteria Hosts: Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, French, Guiana, OCEANIA, Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Fiji, Papua New Guinea.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Pseudopeziza medicaginis (Lib.) Sacc. Hosts: Lucerne (Medicago sativa). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, Canary Islands, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Asia, Afghanistan, China, Jiangxi, India, Kashmir, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, USSR, Kirghizstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Australasia & Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Hawaii, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Europe, Austria, Britain & Northern Ireland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Crete, Hungary, Irish Republic, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Azores, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Yugoslavia, North America, Canada, Mexico, USA, Central America & West Indies, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, Salvador, South America, Argentina, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.


Author(s):  
B. C. Sutton

Abstract A description is provided for Diplodia macrospora[Stenocarpella macrospora]. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Zea mays. DISEASE: Dry rot of ears and stalks of maize. Badly diseased ears become shrivelled with the husks glued to the kernels by a white mould. Frequently associated with leaf lesions which are oval or irregular, elongate, single or confluent, pale cream brown with an indeterminate darker border, 1-10 cm long. Pycnidia are amphigenous when foliicolous. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Dahomey, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togoland, Zambia); Asia (North Borneo, Philippines); Australasia (New South Wales, Queensland); Europe (Rumania); North America (United States); Central America and Caribbean (Jamaica), South America (? Argentina, Brazil). (CMI Map 227, ed. 2, 1958) TRANSMISSION: Seed and soil borne (Noble et al., An annotated list of seed-borne diseases, p. 76, 1958).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phytophthora heveae Thompson. Hosts: Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, India, Peninsular Malaysia (Sabah), AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia (New South Wales) (Queensland), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, NORTH AMERICA, USA (North Carolina, Tennessee), CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Guatemala, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil (Para).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Plasmopara viticola (Berk. & Curt.) Berl. & de Toni. Hosts: Grapevine (Vitis vinifera). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Madeira, Malagasy Republic, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, ASIA, Burma, Cambodia, China, India (Maharasstra, Madras), Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan (Formosa), Thailand, Turkey, USSR (Azerbaijan), Vietnam (S.), Yemen Republic, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia (New South Wales), New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, EUROPE, Austria, Britain (England), Bulgaria, Cyprus, 'Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, USSR, Yugoslavia, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Mexico, USA (general with host), CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDI, Antilles, Barbados, Central America, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Venezuela.


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