Cochliobolus spicifer. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Keyword(s):
Root Rot
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Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus spicifer. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Plurivorous, mostly in the tropics and sub-tropics. DISEASE: Leaf spot, root rot, on seed, and associated with spring dead spot of Bermuda grass (Cynodon daction; 48, 1775). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widespread. TRANSMISSION: Probably most frequently spread through seed.