scholarly journals Identification and characterization of causative agents of brown leaf spot disease of cassava in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-7
2021 ◽  
Vol 910 (1) ◽  
pp. 012080
Author(s):  
Zeinab L. Hameed ◽  
Adnan A. Lahuf ◽  
Mundher T. Jasim ◽  
Hassan M. Mohsen ◽  
Bahaa J. Kadim ◽  
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Abstract During a survey in season 018, leaf spot symptoms were commonly observed on apricot (Prunus armeniaca) trees in the orchards of Al-Hussainiya district in Karbala Province of Iraq. The symptomatic leaves were gathered, the associated fungus was isolated and characterized relied on its morphological features and ITS-rDNA sequencing. The causative factor was found to be the fungus Alternaria alternata that caused distinguishable leaf spot symptoms on the inoculated leaves of apricot. Based on a review of previous references relatedof this disease in Iraq, this is the first report of the brown leaf spot disease caused by A. alternata in Karbala province of Iraq.


2015 ◽  
Vol 164 (6) ◽  
pp. 372-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinxin Ge ◽  
Rujun Zhou ◽  
Yue Yuan ◽  
Haijiao Xu ◽  
Junfan Fu ◽  
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