Embellisia hyacinthi. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
J. C. David

Abstract A description is provided for Embellisia hyacinthi. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Hyacinthus orientalis, Freesia refracta, Scilla sibirica, Muscari sp. DISEASE: Skin spot of bulbs. Leaf lesions also occur as spots. above which the leaves yellow and die. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Europe: Germany, The Netherlands, UK. North America: USA. TRANSMISSION: The fungus overwinters in the plant debris, soil and infected bulbs.

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Erwinia rhapontici (Millard) Burkholder. Hosts: Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum), wheat (Triticum), Hyacinthus orientalis and Allium cepa bulbs, occasionally others. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Asia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Peninsular, Europe, Belgium, France, Italy, Sardinia, Netherlands, Poland, UK, England, Wales, Ukraine, North America, Canada, Alberta, USA, Oklahoma, North Dakota, ID.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Arthrinium phaeospermum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Agropyron, Ammophila, Anona, Araucaria, Arundinaria, Arachis, Argemone, Arrhenatherum, Arundo, Bambusa, Brassica, Bromus, Calamagrostis, Carex, Cocos, Citrus, Cladium, Coelogyne, Coffea, Cortaderia, Cratueva, Dactylis, Dendrocalamus, Dioscorea, Eleusine, Elymus, Fagus, Fragaria, Glyceria, Gynerium, Hedera, Hordeum, Justicia, Lens, Liriope, Lycopersicon, Magnolia, Malus, Maranta, Musa, Nicotiana, Oryza, Panicum, Persea, Phalaris, Phaseolus, Pinus, Pisum, Phragmites, Phyllostachys, Picea, Pinus, Piper, Prunus, Psamma, Pteridium, Ranwolfia, Saccharum, Smilax, Solanum, Sorghum, Tectona, Theobroma, Trifolium, Triticum, Valeriana, Vigna, Vitis, Zea; also from air, animals (including man), soil and plant debris, straw, silage and wood. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader (of potato tubers) or as a saprophyte. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Algeria, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa Spain (Canary Islands), Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ASIA: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Philippines, Thailand. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, Guadalcanal, New Zealand. EUROPE: Cyprus, Eire, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK. NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Monodictys castaneae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Abies, Acer, Arundinaria, Corchorus, Gossypium (roots), Quercus, Sambucus. Also from dead stems, rotten wood, damp linoleum, paper, sacking. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; encountered as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia: India. Europe: Eire, France, Germany, UK. North America: USA. TRANSMISSION: Presumably via conidia dispersed by air or water, or movement of infected soil or plant debris.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Stachybotrys parvispora. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Agave, Ananas, Cajanus, Coffea, Ficus, Hevea (roots), Scaphocalyx, Setaria. Also from soil. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone. Asia: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia). North America: USA. TRANSMISSION: Presumably via conidia dispersed by air or water, or movement of infected soil or plant debris.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Stachybotrys microspora. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Arachis, Bambusa, Barleria, Chrysanthemum, Corriandrum, Genipa, Gossypium, Guava, Helianthus, Palmae, Photinia, Ricinus, Saccharum, Triticum. Also from bark, sand, soil and wood. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria. Asia: India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia. Europe: Denmark, Yugoslavia. Australasia & Oceania: Australia. North America: Canada. Central America & West Indies: Cuba. TRANSMISSION: Presumably via conidia dispersed by air or water, or movement of infected soil or plant debris.


Author(s):  
I. A. S. Gibson

Abstract A description is provided for Dilophospora alopecuri. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On culms, flowering shoots and leaves of grasses and cereals (wheat, oats, rye, barley). DISEASE: Twist of grasses. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Europe, Asia (India, Iraq, Pakistan), N. America (Canada, USA), Australia and New Zealand. TRANSMISSION: By splash-dispersed air-borne conidia during the growing season. Perennation by infected plant debris, soil and seed. Observations in the Netherlands (4, 140) and Russia (32, 415) led to the belief that nematodes (Anguillulina spp.) were important vectors of the fungus, but evidence elsewhere shows that this is unlikely (8, 300; 13, 20; 14, 296).


Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Entyloma calendulae f. dahliae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Dahlia variabilis, D. coccinia, D. pinnata; cultivated dahlia. DISEASE: Leaf spot of Dahlia. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widely distributed in Europe including Finland and Sweden; Africa; North America (USA); Central and South America and West Indies (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Venezuela); Asia (Burma, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea); Australia and New Zealand. CMI Map 114, ed. 4, 1983. TRANSMISSION: Soil-borne. Overwinters as ustilospores buried in plant debris; not transmitted by seed or in tubers, although spread by soil attached to tubers is possible (6, 97; 17, 655; 41, 603; 49, 1050); mature ustilospores are capable of remaining viable for a long period when dry (16, 304). Conidia contribute to dissemination during the growing season (49, 1050).


Author(s):  
E. Punithalingam

Abstract A description is provided for Phomopsis asparagi. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Asparagus officinalis, A. plumosus, A. verticillatus. DISEASE: Stem blight of Asparagus species. The first symptom is a discolouration of the stem tissue followed by the appearance of brown, elliptical lesions. As infection progresses the affected areas become shrivelled and turn into well defined spots surrounded by dark brown margins. The centre of these spots become ashy-white with numerous immersed pycnidial conidiomata which later become erumpent. As disease advances the growth of the lateral branches is frequently arrested. All parts of the plant except the berries are susceptible to infection. In severe cases needles turn yellow, the plants are partially or completely defoliated and finally wither (16, 12; 55, 2446; 67, 1628). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Ethiopia), Asia (India, China-Shanghai, Malaysia, Pakistan, Siberia, Taiwan); Europe (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia); North America (Eastern U.S.A., Alabama, Arkansas, New Jersey). TRANSMISSION: Through plant debris in soil (67, 4258; Kheswalla, 1936). Infection occurs rapidly through wounds. It has been found that conidia are discharged from pycnidial conidiomata by immersion in water, spraying with water and saturated high humidity. Longevity of conidial ooze was affected by spore cone., and undiluted spore ooze retained 41% germination after desiccation for 1 month (67, 4259). Survival of conidia in soil is affected by temperature and moisture. It has been reported that all conidia were destroyed after exposure to 35°C for 2 d; only 14% remained viable after 30 d at 10°C. At 28°C, conidia survived longer in dry than in wet soil. The fungus survived on infected stems buried in the soil during ploughing or in the ground for 3-4 months. On diseased stems at soil surface the pathogen survived > 6 months (67, 4258).


Author(s):  
T. V. Andrianova

Abstract A description is provided for Septoria lepidii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Leaf mortality. Clearly-defined leaf spots are not produced. Instead the whole leaf becomes discolored, turning pale brown or fawn, with the discoloration spreading from infection sites. Conidiomata are then produced as the whole leaf dies. HOSTS: Cardaria draba, C. propinqua, C. pubescens, C. repens (syn. : Lepidium repens), Lepidium affine, L. campestre, L. heterophyllum, L. latifolium, L. officinale, L. perfoliatum, L. sativum, L. sibiricum, L. smithii, L. vesicatorium (Brassicaceae). [Type host -L. heterophyllum.] GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Russia (West Siberia), Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, UK, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia. North America: USA. TRANSMISSION: Not reported, but almost certainly by air-borne or splash dispersed conidia, also from infected plant débris.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Duponchelia fovealis Zeller. Lepidoptera: Crambidae. Hosts: polyphagous. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Belgium; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; mainland Italy, Sardinia and Sicily, Italy; Macedonia; Malta; the Netherlands; Portugal; mainland Spain and Canary Islands, Spain; Sweden; England; Wales; and Scotland) and North America (Ontario, Canada).


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