Rosellinia arcuata. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Rosellinia arcuata. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Plurivorous; important on Camellia sinensis. DISEASE: Black root rot mainly of tropical and subtropical woody hosts; plurivorous but only of serious importance on tea (Camellia sinensis). The advancing edge of the mycelium is white, shading to black. On the root surface the black network of strands gives a woolly appearance and beneath the bark star-like fans of white mycelium spread out on the wood. On tea the fungus may spread up the stem fan a short distance; the bush often dies suddenly, the leaves remaining attached for some time. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Records of this fungus are apparently infrequent. It has been reported from Central African Republic, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Zaire Republic. TRANSMISSION: As mycelium from surface organic litter and woody debris and possibly also through spores.

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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).


Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Pestalotiopsis theae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Camellia sinensis; also recorded on Cocos, Diospyros, Elaeis, Gossypium, Mangifera, Syzgium, Theobroma and a number of other unrelated hosts. DISEASE: Grey blight of tea, which begins as small brown spots on the leaves, later enlarging to 1 cm diam. or more and showing (on the upper surface) a greyish centre with light to dark brown margins. Lesions are usually circular or oval with concentric zonations marked out on the upper surface by the dark acervuli. On young leaves these zonations are often absent. Coalescence of the spots may occur. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Azores, Brazil, Burma, Ceylon, China, Canary Island, Ethiopia, Formosa, Ghana, Guinea, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Rhodesia, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, S. Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, USSR, Vietnam (S.). TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies reported; the spores may be soil-borne (40: 184).


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.


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 Rosellinia bunodes. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On arrowroot, Artocarpus integer, avocado, banana, cacao, camphor, cassava, Centrosemapubescens, Cinchona, Citrus, coffee, Colocasia antiquorum, Crotalaria, Desmodium gyroides, Dryobalanops aromatica, Erythrina, ginger, Gliricidia, Grevillea robusta, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Holigarna longifolia, Indigofera, Inga laurina, Leucaena glauca, Litsea, pepper (black), Petiveria alliacea, Phyllanthus, rattan, rubber, Schleichera trijuga, tea, Tephrosia and yams. DISEASE: Black root rot, mainly of tropical and subtropical woody hosts; plurivorous but described mostly from cacao (Theobroma cacao), quinine (Cinchona spp.), coffee (Coffea spp.), rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) and tea (Camellia sinensis). Wilt and death of the whole plant or single branches may be the first signs of attack. At the collar the mycelial sheet is at first cream-white shading to purplish-black and may extend well above the soil surface in damp conditions. On the root surface the firm, black, branching strands are firmly applied and thicken into irregular knots. In the cortex the strands have a black periphery and white core; in the wood they appear thread-like and black or sometimes as dots in transverse section. In culture the mycelium is white, later buff with black strands. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widespread in tropical America and also in Central African Republic, India (Nilgris, Maharashtra). Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia (W.), Philippines. Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Zaire Republic (CMI Map 358, ed. 2, 1970). Additional records not yet mapped are Honduras, Panama. TRANSMISSION: As mycelium from surface oreanic litter and woody debris.


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.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Cladosporium colocasiae Sawada. Hosts: Colocasia esculenta, C. antiquorum and other Colocasia spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Mauritius, Nigeria, ASIA, Brunei, China ,: Sichuan, Hong Kong, India, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Indonesia, West Irian, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Fiji, Hawaii, New, Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, EUROPE, Azores, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Barbados, Puerto Rico.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Tetranychus kanzawai Kishida Acarina: Tetranychidae Polyphagous. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, China, Anhui, Fujian, Hong Kong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, India, Delhi, Indonesia, Japan, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, AFRICA, Congo, South Africa, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, OCEANIA, Australia, Queensland, Papua New Guinea.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Mycosphaerella aleuritis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Aleurites fordii, A. mollucana, A. montana. DISEASE: Angular leaf spot of tung. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Central African Republic, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Zaire (probably also Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Gabon). Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan. Central America & Caribbean: Cuba, Trinidad. North America: USA. South America: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay? (CMI Distribution Map 278, ed. 3, 1975). TRANSMISSION: By ascospores and conidia, which are mainly dispersed by rain-splash and wind (45, 1989f).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Ganoderma philippii (Bres. & P. Henn.) Bres. Hosts: Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), tea (Camellia sinensis), coffee (Coffea) etc. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Zaire, ASIA, Burma, India (S.), Indonesia (Java), (Sumatra), Peninsular Malaysia, (Sabah), (Sarawak), Sri Lanka, Vietnam, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea.


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