Pseudoperonospora cannabina. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Pseudoperonospora cannabina. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Cannabis ruderalis, C. saliva. DISEASE: Downy mildew of hemp; an obligately biotrophic plant parasite. Brown to black spots appear on lower leaf surfaces, and become covered with a light violet to grey felt, with corresponding yellow necrotic patches on upper surfaces. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia; China (Beijing, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Menggu, Shanxi, Yunnan), India, Japan, Pakistan, USSR (Azerbaijan, Kirghizia, Uzbekistan). Europe; France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Switzerland, USSR (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, RSFSR, Ukraine). See IMI Distribution Map No. 478. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by sporangia dispersed in air, which germinate in water films on leaf surfaces, and by mycelium in infected seeds and planting stocks (42, 387).