Phomopsis mangiferae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
E. Punithalingam

Abstract A description is provided for Phomopsis mangiferae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Mangifera indica (mango) (Anacardiaceae). DISEASE: Post-harvest decay and stem end rot. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles, Zambia); Asia (Bhutan, Brunei, India, Malaysia (Sabah), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka); Australasia & Oceania (Australia: Queensland, Western Australia; (French Polynesia) Moorea); Central America and West Indies (Cuba, Dominica, Trinidad & Tobago). TRANSMISSION: Presumably by conidia dispersed by water splash during wet or humid conditions.

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Aonidiella orientalis (Newstead) (Chrysomphalus orientalis(Newstead)) (Hemipt., Coccoidea) (Oriental Yellow Scale). Host Plants: Citrus, coconut and date palms, guava, pawpaw. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Nepal, Nicobar, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, AFRICA, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, AUSTRALIA, Greening, NORTH AMERICA, Mexico, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA and WEST INDIES.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Nimbya gomphrenae (Togashi) E.G. Simmons syn. Alternaria gomphrenae Togashi. Hosts: Gomphrena globosa. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Burma, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Java, Japan, Kampuchea, Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia, Queensland, NORTH AMERICA, USA, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, Trinidad.


Author(s):  
E. Punithalingam

Abstract A description is provided for Phomopsis anacardii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Anacardium occidentale and Semecarpus anacardium (= Anacardium orientale). DISEASE: Drying of shoots and leaf blotches of cashew. Also associated with inflorescence blight (Ohler, 1979). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia); Asia (Bangladesh, Burma, India, Malaysia); Central America and West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica). TRANSMISSION: It is probable that the fungus remains viable on dead or decaying leaves and the conidia are disseminated by water splash or contact.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Pithomyces graminicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Brachiaria, Caryota, Elaeis, Ipomoea, Phaseolus, Pinus, Saccharum, Solanum, Sorghum, Stylosanthes; also from air and soil. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprophyte. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ASIA: India, Sri Lanka. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, Solomon Islands. CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES: Honduras. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Mycosphaerella caricae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Carica papaya. DISEASE: Fruit rot, leaf spot and stem rot of pawpaw. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Asia: Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Australasia & Oceania: Australia, USA (Hawaii), Papua New Guinea, West Irian. Central America & West Indies: Cuba, Honduras, Mexico. South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by windborne ascospores and conidia, by water splash and contact through natural wounds.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phomopsis tersa (Sacc.) B. Sutton. Hosts: passion fruit (Passiflora edulis), occasionally other Passiflora spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Mauritius, ASIA, India, Assam, Malaysia, Sarawak, Sri Lanka, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia, Qld Fiji, EUROPE, Malta, Portugal, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Grenada, SOUTH AMERICA, Brazil.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Xanthomonas albilineans (Ashby) Dowson. Hosts: Sugarcane (Saccharum). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Reunion, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, ASIA, Burma, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA, Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil (Sao Paulo, Sergipe), Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela.


Author(s):  
P. M. Kirk

Abstract A description is provided for Memnoniella echinata. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Abutilon, Achyranthes, Allium, Amorphophallus, Bombax, Brassica, Calotropis, Camellia, Carica, Cassia, Corchorus, Coriandrum, Cosmos, Citrus, Datura, Dianthus, Eucalyptus, Fagus, Glycine, Gmelina, Hehanthus, Hevea, Hibiscus, Hordeum, Litchi, Lagenaria, Lawsonia, Medicago, Musa, Oryza, Pennisetum, Phlox, Pisum, Phyllanthus, Picea, Psidium, Ricinus, Sesamum, Shorea, Solanum, Solidago, Sorghum, Stachylarpheta, Stereospermum, Tetragona, Tragopogon, Trigonella, Triticum, Vanda, Verbena, Vicia, Zingiber; also from air, paper, soil and plant debris, textiles, and wood. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprophyte. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: AFRICA: Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe. ASIA: Bangladesh, India, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Malaysia (Sabah), Sri Lanka. AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands. EUROPE: UK. NORTH AMERICA: Bermuda. CENTRAL AMERICA & WEST INDIES: Trinidad. TRANSMISSION: By unknown means.


Author(s):  
E. Punithalingam

Abstract A description is provided for Phomopsis folliculicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Theobroma cacao (cocoa) (main host), Guazuma grandiflora (=Theobroma grandiflora) and Trochetia boutoniana (Sterculiaceae). DISEASE: Associated with rotting pod, flower stalk, bark, stem and witches broom condition of cocoa. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Ghana, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda); Asia (India, Malaysia, Sabah); Australasia & Oceania (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is.) South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador); Central America & West Indies (Cuba, Dominica, Granada, Jamaica, St. Lucia). TRANSMISSION: Probably by conidia dispersed by water splash during wet and humid conditions.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phomopsis mangiferae Ahmad. Hosts: mango (Mangifera indica). Information is given on the geographical distribution in AFRICA, Mauritius, Senegal, Seychelles, Zambia, ASIA, Bhutan, Brunei, India, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab; Andhra Pradesh, Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Maldive Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, AUSTRALASIA, Australia: Queensland, WA, Society Islands, Moorea, CENTRAL AMERICA, Cuba, Dominica, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies.


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