Cylindrocarpon obtusisporum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
D. Brayford

Abstract A description is provided for Cylindrocarpon obtusisporum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Acacia, Alfalfa, Apium, Camellia, Ceanothus, Fragaria, Gerbera, Grevillea, Lupinus, Lycopersicon, Malus, Phaseolus, Picea, Pinus, Prunus, Pseudopanax, Rubus, Saintpaulia, Solanum, Viola, Vitis, nematodes, soil. DISEASE: Root rots. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Tanzania; Asia: India, Iran; Australasia: Australia, New Zealand; Europe: Cyprus, France, Italy, Great Britain, .Norway, Poland: North America: Canada, USA (California, Utah). TRANSMISSION: Soil-borne; slimy spores are probably spread by water.

Author(s):  
D. Brayford

Abstract A description is provided for Cylindrocarpon didymum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: A wide range including Asparagus, Chamaecyparis, Dianthus, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Gossipium, Juniperus, Lycopersicon, Malus, Musa, Phaseolus, Pinus, Piper, Rhizophora, Rhododendron, Rubus, Saintpaulia, Solanum, Theabroma, Trifolium, Viola, seeds, soil. DISEASE: Root rots, seedling blights. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Egypt, Ghana; Asia: India, Malaysia, Pakistan; Australasia: Australia, New Zealand; Europe: France, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, USSR; North America: Canada, Dominica, USA (Florida), West Indies. TRANSMISSION: Soil borne; slimy spores are probably spread by water.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Meria laricis Vuill. Hosts: Larch (Larix). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, USSR, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, New Zealand, EUROPE, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Irish Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, USSR (Ukraine, Byelorussia, Estonia, Latvia, Mori and Tatar ASR, Moscow, Leningrad and Voronezh), NORTH AMERICA, Canada (B.C.), United States (Pacific N.W.) (Idaho).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Gloeotinia temulenta (Prill & Delacr.) Wilson, Noble & Gray. Hosts: Lolium spp. and other Gramineae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AUSTRALASIA, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, EUROPE, Denmark, Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Ireland, Rep Netherlands, Sweden, USSR (S.), NORTH AMERICA, United States (Oregon).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phacidiella coniferarum Hahn. Hosts: Coniferae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AUSTRALASIA, New Zealand, EUROPE, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, USSR (Leningrad), NORTH AMERICA, United States (Massachusetts).


Author(s):  
C. S. Millar

Abstract A description is provided for Naemacyclus minor. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Pinus caribaea, P. contorta, P. flexilis, P. jeffreyi, P. montana, P. mugo, P. nigra, P. patula, P. ponderosa, P. radiata, P. sabiniana, P. strobus, P. sylvestris, P. uncinata, P. wallichiana. DISEASE: Premature needle cast in nursery and plantation. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania), Asia (Pakistan), Australasia (Australia, New Zealand), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland), North America (USA: California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Canada: Ontario), South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay). TRANSMISSION: By air-borne ascospores in humid or wet weather.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Phyllachora sylvatica. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Dactylis glomerata, Distichlis maritima, D. spicata, D. stricta, Festuca dertonensis, F. dumetorum, F. duriuscula, F. elatior, F. idahoensis, F. megalura, F. occidentalis, F. ovina, F. pampeana, F. pilgeri, F. purpurascens, F. rubra (Gramineae). Records on Pharus, Spartina and Sporobolus (Gramineae) require confirmation. DISEASE: Tar spot of leaves. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Kenya. NORTH AMERICA: USA (California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas). SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (GABEL et al., 1999). AUSTRALASIA: New Zealand. EUROPE: France, Germany, Great Britain (England, Scotland), Italy, Sweden. A record from Venezuela (DENNIS, 1970) requires confirmation. 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):  
M. A. Spencer

Abstract A description is provided for Pythium spinosum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASES: Seedling damping-off. HOSTS: Wide range of plant hosts. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: South Africa. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA (Florida, Hawaii, Iowa). SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina. ASIA: China (Zhejiang), India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan. AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Queensland), New Zealand. EUROPE: France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands. TRANSMISSION: Contaminated soil, organic matter (oospores) and water (sporangia).


Author(s):  
G. C. Kinsey

Abstract A description is provided for Phoma terrestris. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Pink root of Allium spp., principally onion but also affecting leek, shallot, garlic and chive. Possibly also a soil-borne saprobe and opportunistically pathogenic on other plants. HOSTS: From roots of Allium spp. Many other hosts reported, including Agropyron, Agrostis, Andropogon, Apostasia, Arctostaphylos, Artemisia, Arthraxon, Asparagus, Avena, Bambusa, Bouteloua, Bromus, Calamovilfa, Cenchrus, Chrysothamnus, Citrus, Clermontia, Cordia, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Cymbopogon, Cynodon, Dactylis, Dioscorea, Distichlis, Echinochloa, Elymus, Eragrostis, Eucalyptus, Festuca, Fragaria, Gentiana, Glycine, Hebe, Holcus, Hordeum, Ipomoea, Juniperus, Kentia, Koeleria, Lepidium, Linum, Lycospersicon, Medicago, Melilotus, Muhlenbergia, Musa, Oryza, Oryzopsis, Panicum, Phaseolus, Phleum, Pinus, Piper, Pisum, Poa, Populus, Purshia, Ribes, Rumex, Saccharum, Salix, Salvinia, Schedonnardus, Setaria, Sitanion, Solanum, Sorghum, Spinacia, Stipa, Trifolium, Triticum, Verbascum, Vigna, Vulpia and Zea. Also from soil, air, plant debris, cysts of the beet (Beta) cyst-nematode Heterodera and nasal swab of horse (Equus). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide. Records on Allium spp. include AFRICA: Egypt, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela. ASIA: Brunei, China (Hong Kong), Israel, Mauritius, Pakistan. AUSTRALASIA: Australia, New Zealand. EUROPE: Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Netherlands, Poland. TRANSMISSION: Soil-borne.


Author(s):  
D. N. Pegler

Abstract A description is provided for Phellinus robustus. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Mainly on Quercus, also recorded on Abies, Acacia, Acer, Betula, Buxus, Cassinia, Castanea, Cereus, Eleagnus, Eucalyptus, Fagus, Hippophae, Juglans, Leptospermum, Nothofagus, Opuntia, Picea, Pinus, Pistacia, Pittosporum, Pseudotsuga, Robinia, Salix, Syringa, Taxus, Thuja and Tsuga. DISEASE: Yellow trunk rot of oak. A whitish to pale yellowish rot, mainly confined to the sapwood but can also extend to the heartwood, surrounded by a narrow dark brown zone (17: 358). Also causes excrescences on the trunk. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia (Japan, U.S.S.R.), Australasia & Oceania (Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand); Europe (Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland); North America (Canada, U.S.A.). TRANSMISSION: By air-borne spores. Infection occurs through trunk wounds. The perennial carpophore may persist for 15-20 yrs.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Kabatiella caulivora (Kirchn.) Karak. Hosts: Clover (Trifolium). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Morocco, ASIA, Japan, AUSTRALASIA, Australia, New Zealand, EUROPE, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, USSR (Byelorussia), (Sverdlovsk), (Estonia), (Latvia), Yugoslavia, NORTH AMERICA, Canada (Alta, Ontario, P.E.I., Quebec, Saskatchewan, N.B., N.S., Nfld), United States (Maine to Va, Missouri & Oreg.).


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