Mycosphaerella rosicola. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Mycosphaerella rosicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Rosa spp. DISEASE: Cercospora spot of rose. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Asia: Burma, Cyprus, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan. West Indies: Trinidad. Australasia: Australia. Europe. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by windborne ascospores and conidia, water splash and contact with naturally infected plants.