Phaeoisariopsis glochidii. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Phaeoisariopsis glochidii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Species of Glochidion including G. coriaceum, G. ferdinandi, G. Ianceolarium, G. multiloculare, G. philippinense, G. velutinum. DISEASE: Leaf spot. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia (Hong Kong, India (Uttar Pradesh), Sri Lanka), Australasia & Oceania (Australia (Qd), Papua New Guinea). TRANSMISSION: Presumably by air borne conidia. Survival mechanisms unknown.

Author(s):  
H. Y. M. Leung

Abstract A description is provided for Cercospora mikaniicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Mikania cordata, Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae). DISEASE: Leaf spot and stem canker. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Bangladesh, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Fiji, Guadalcanal, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Niue, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, USA (Florida), Vanuatu. TRANSMISSION: Conidia are presumably air-dispersed but there are no detailed studies.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus eragrostidis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Acacia, Agave, Allium, Alysicarpus, Amorphophallus, Anacardium, Arachis, Areca, Billbergia, Calamus, Callitris, Calotropis, Camellia, Cananga, Capsicum, Citrullus, Citrus, Clerodendron, Cocos, Coffea, Colocasia, Cymbopogon, Dendrobium, Digitaria, Dioscorea, Dracaena, Durio, Elaeis, Eragrostis, Eucalyptus, Euphorbia, Furcraea, Gladiolus, Glycine, Gossypium, Heliconia, Hevea, Hystrix, Ipomoea, Kaempferia, Lycopersicon, Mangifera, Manihot, Mystroxylon, Musa, Neyraudia, Oldenlandia, Opuntia, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Pentas, Phalaenopsis, Phaseolus, Pinus, Polygala, Pueraria, Raphia, Raphanus, Rhodomyrtus, Rhoeo, Rottboellia, Saccharum, Sesamum, Sorghum, Spinacia, Sporobolus, Stylosanthes, Theobroma, Thrasya, Tradescantia, Trichosanthes, Triplochiton, Triticum, Vanda, Vigna, Zea, Zingiber and soil. DISEASE: Leaf spots. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Burma, Colombia, Cuba, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Trinidad, USA, Zambia, Zaire. TRANSMISSION: By wind-borne conidia.


Author(s):  
M. B. Ellis

Abstract A description is provided for Drechslera incurvata. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Cocos nucifera. DISEASE: A leaf spot of young coconut (Cocos nucifera). The spots are at first small, oval, brown; enlarging and becoming pale buff in the centre with a broad, dark brown margin. In severe attacks the edges of leaves become extensively necrotic. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Apart from records from Jamaica and Seychelles the fungus has been reported only from S.E. Asia, Australasia and Oceania: British Solomon Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Malaysia (W., Sabah, Sarawak), New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Papua-New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand. TRANSMISSION: Presumably air dispersed.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Elsinoe theae Bitancourt & Jenkins. Hosts: Tea (Camellia sinensis). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, ASIA, Hong Kong, India (Punjab), Nepal, Sri Lanka, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Papua New Guinea, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil (Sao Paulo).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Amrasca devastans[Amrasca biguttula] (Dist.) (Empoasca devastans[Amrasca biguttula] Dist.) (Hemipt., Cicadellidae) (Indian Cotton Jassid). Host Plants: Cotton, brinjal, cacao, pepper, potato. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Papua New Guinea.


Author(s):  
K. D. Hyde

Abstract A description is provided for Stigmina mangiferae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Mangifera indica. DISEASE: Leaf spot, black, angular and relatively small (0.5-6.0 mm diam.), each surrounded by a raised rim, and a wide greenish or yellowish halo. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Cook Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Taiwan, Tongo, Trinidad, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Samoa, Zambia. TRANSMISSION: By windborne conidia.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance). Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae (orange spiny whitefly). Attacks Citrus, Rosa, grape, persimmon, pear. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Hong Kong, India, Assam, Bihar, Karnakata, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Labuan Island, Sabah, Sarawak, West Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australasia and Pacifica Islands, Australia, Queensland, Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus ravenelii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Sporobolus sp. DISEASE: False smut associated with the anamorph. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Argentina, Australia, Azores, Brazil, Burma, Costa Rica, Columbia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. TRANSMISSION: By infected seeds and air-borne conidia.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Pseudocercospora artocarpi. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Artocarpus spp. (A. chaplasha, A. communis, A. heterophyllus, A. incisa, A. indica, A. integrifolia, A. lakoocha). DISEASE: Leaf spot. Large brown spots which later fall out producing a shot-hole effect (34, 400). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Hong Kong, India, Papua New Guinea, Philippines. TRANSMISSION: Not reported, but almost certainly by air-borne dispersal of conidia.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus pallescens. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Common on many graminicolous and non-graminicolous hosts. Important cereals and grasses include Eleusine, Hordeum, Oryza, Panicum, Paspalum, Pennisetum, Poa, Saccharum, Setaria, Sorghum, Triticum and Zea economically important dicot hosts include Allium (59, 4867), Arachis (53, 1647), Brassica (66, 3075), Canna, Calendula, Calotropis (44, 1832; 66, 3587), Carica (61, 5129), Cinnamomum, Citrus (68, 843), Coriandrum, Dahlia, Fagopyrum (64, 2425), Gaillardia, Hevea (56, 1257; 67, 5560), Musa (54, 4051), Solanum (50, 3484). DISEASE: Leaf spots of cereals, black point of wheat (44, 102), leaf spot and on stems of rubber (56, 1257; 67, 5560), ear rot of barley (62, 1005), rot of garlic (59, 4867). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, USA, USSR, Venezuela, Windward Islands, Zambia, Zimbabwe. TRANSMISSION: By wind-borne conidia and seed-borne.


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