Phaeoisariopsis simulata. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

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P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Phaeoisariopsis simulata. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Species of Cassia including C. marylandica (American senna). DISEASE: Leaf spot. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Tanzania), North America (U.S.A. (IL, KS, MA, AR)), Central America & West Indies (Puerto Rico), South America (Venezuela). TRANSMISSION: Presumably by air borne conidia. Survival mechanisms unknown.

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phaeoisariopsis bataticola (Cif. & Bruner) M.B. Ellis. Host: sweet potato (Ipomoea spp.). Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, USA, Florida, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, SOUTH AMERICA, Venezuela.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Sogatodes cubanus (Crawf.) (Hemipt., Delphacidae). Host Plants: Rice, Echinochloa spp. A vector of the virus of 'hoja blanca' disease. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Nigeria, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES, Cuba, Puerto Rico, SOUTH AMERICA, Colombia, Surinam, Venezuela.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phyllachora canafistulae F.L. Stevens & Dalby. Hosts: Cassia spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Bermuda, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican, Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Puccinia cannae (Wint.) P. Henn. Hosts: Canna spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Indonesia (Java), AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, New Caledonia, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, NORTH AMERICA, Bermuda, USA (Florida), SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela.


Author(s):  
S. Little

Abstract A description is provided for Cercospora carbonacea. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Dioscoria spp. DISEASE: Leaf spot of yams. Causes fairly large, 5-20 mm, angular leaf spots, which are usually delimited by the leaf veins. The dark brown to almost black leaf spots give an almost charred appearance to the leaves, while on the lower surface the spots are grey becoming brown with age. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Asia: Burma, India, North America: Canada (Ontario), West Indies (Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent, Puerto Rico, Trinidad); South America: Venezuela. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by wind-borne and rain-splash dispersed conidia, surviving adverse periods in crop debris.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Pseudomonas lachrymans (E.F. Smith & Bryan) Carsner. Hosts: Cucurbitaceae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Rhodesia, South Africa, ASIA, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, USSR (Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan), AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia (Western Australia), EUROPE, Britain (England), Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France (S. W.), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, USSR (general with crop), Yugoslavia, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, USA (general), CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil (Sao Paulo), Colombia, Venezuela.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Sphaceloma poinsettiae Jenkins & Ruehle. Hosts: Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Fiji, Hawaii, NORTH AMERICA, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae (McCulloch & Pirone) Dye. Hosts: species of Aglaeonema, Anthurium, Dieffenbachia, Philodendron, Syngonium, Xanthosoma (Araceae). Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Philippines, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia, Hawaii, Tahiti, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, USA, CENTRAL, AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Guadalupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil, Venezuela.


Author(s):  
S. Little

Abstract A description is provided for Cercospora gossypina. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Gossypium arboreum, G. barbadense, G. herbaceum, G. hirsutum, G. indicum. DISEASE: Leaf spot of cotton. Causes circular to irregular spots, 0.5-15 mm diam., pale brown or grey with a dark brown or purple border, often zonate. Plants of all ages may be infected. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: most countries; Asia: Bangladesh, Burma, India, Pakistan, The Yemen, Australasia: Australia (Queensland); North America: West Indies (Puerto Rico, Trinidad); South America: Peru, Uruguay. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by wind-borne and rain-splash dispersed conidia, and by contaminated tools. Survives adverse conditions in crop debris.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Rosellinia pepo Pat. Hosts: Cacao (Theobroma cacao) etc. Information is given on the geographical distribution in North America, Mexico, Central America & West Indies, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Antilles, Grenada, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Salvador, Trinidad, South America, Brazil, Colombia, Surinam, Venezuela.


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