Phaeoseptoria oryzae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Phaeoseptoria oryzae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Oryza sativa. DISEASE: A minor leaf disease of Oryza sativa (rice). The macroscopic symptoms are variable and often not distinctive. Leaf lesions have an irregular margin, usually beginning from the edge of the leaf blade and are grey with red-purple borders. Spotting and pycnidia form on leaves and glumes. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Malawi, Zambia); Asia (China, Japan); Australasia & Oceania (Manus Island, Solomon Islands). TRANSMISSION: Presumably dispersed in the crop by splash-liberated conidia from infected leaves and glumes during wet weather.