Leptosphaeria protearum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
J. E. Taylor

Abstract A description is provided for Leptosphaeria protearum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Protea caffra, P. cynaraides, P. compacta, P. gaguedi, P. grandiceps, P. lacticolor, P. lepidocarpodendron, P. lorifolia, P. magnifica, P. punctata, P. repens, Protea spp. DISEASE: Leaf spot often resembling a leaf blight. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Hawaii. TRANSMISSION: Propagules are probably wind and splash dispersed.

Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus australiensis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Chloris, Cymbopogon, Cynodon, Hordeum, Lolium, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Saccharum, Triticum, Zea, on or isolated from a wide variety of dicotyledons, air, soil and plant debris. DISEASE: Leaf blight of citronella grass (61: 2332), leaf spot of bajra (pearl millet 47: 1862, 48: 1229) and seed-borne (55: 1788). The disease is associated with the anamorph. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Egypt, India, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Libya, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Zimbabwe. TRANSMISSION: By infected seeds, and air-borne conidia.


Author(s):  
A. Sivanesan

Abstract A description is provided for Cochliobolus cynodontis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Cynodon dactylon (very common on this host), other Cynodon spp., Agropyron, Ammi, Arecastrum, Axonopus, Calathea, Chamaedorea, Chrysalidocarpus, Dactyloctenium, Eleusine, Hordeum, Ipomoea, Lycopersicon, Muhlenbergia, Oryza, Panicum, Pennisetum, Poa, Rhapis, Secale and Zea. DISEASE: Leafspot of Bermuda grass end other crops, leaf blight end brown patches of turf, lawns end golflinks. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, India, Israel, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad, Turkey, USA, USSR, Venezuela, Yugoslavia and Zambia. TRANSMISSION: By wind-borne conidia and seed-borne.


Author(s):  
T. V. Andrianova

Abstract A description is provided for Asperisporium vitiphyllum, a colonizer of living leaves, causing a leaf spot or brown leaf blotch and leaf drying. Some information on its habitat, dispersal and transmission, and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Morocco and South Africa), Asia (Armenia, China, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan (Almaty oblast), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), Europe (Moldova, Russia (Krasnodar krai, Leningradskaya oblast, Stavropol krai) and Ukraine)) and hosts (including Vitis vinifera).


Author(s):  
J. E. Taylor

Abstract A description is provided for Teratosphaeria fibrillosa. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Protea caffra, P. gaguedi, P. magnifica hybrids, P. nitida, Protea spp. DISEASE: Leaf spot. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: South Africa. TRANSMISSION: Not reported, but ascospores probably wind dispersed.


Author(s):  
J. C. David

Abstract A description is provided for Alternaria cassiae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Albizia procera, Banhinia purpurea, Cassia angustifolia, C. corymbosa, C. fistula, C. glauca, C. holosericea, C. obtusifolia, C. occidentalis, C. sophora, Crotalaria spectabilis (68, 1563), Rhynchosia sp. DISEASE: Leaf spot of Cassia or sicklepod. The disease can also affect seedlings. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: South Africa. North America: USA (Florida). Asia: India, Pakistan. TRANSMISSION: By wind dispersal of airborne conidia.


Author(s):  
E. Punithalingam

Abstract A description is provided for Septoria cannabis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Cannabis sativa (hemp). DISEASE: White leaf spot or leaf blight of hemp. Symptoms usually appear on basal leaves as round or ellipsoidal to polygonal, whitish or ochraceous yellow lesions with a conspicuous dark brown border. Affected leaves become curled and withered up towards the edges and fall prematurely leaving much of the lower part of the stem defoliated (15, 97, 805). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia, Europe and North America (CMI Map No. 477, ed. 1, 1971). New records not mapped are: Asia (Kashmir, Pakistan). TRANSMISSION: Detailed studies have not been reported but conidia are presumed to be disseminated by rain-splash and wind blown water. The fungus could also be carried over in crop residues.


Author(s):  
J. E. M. Mordue

Abstract A description is provided for Entyloma fuscum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Papaver argemone, P. commutatum, P. dubium, P. orientale, P. rhoeas, P. somniferum. DISEASE: Leaf spot of Papaver species including opium poppy. Infection also occurs occasionally on the tnflorescence. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widely distributed throughout Europe (including Denmark and Sweden); USSR (Lithuania); Turkey; Cyprus; South Africa; Mauritius; India; Japan; Canada and USA; Bermuda. TRANSMISSION: No detailed studies reported.


Author(s):  
J. E. Taylor

Abstract A description is provided for Trimmatostroma macowanii. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Protea angolensis, P. nitida, P. petiolaris, Protea spp. DISEASE: Leaf spot. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe. TRANSMISSION: Probably splash-dispersed.


Author(s):  
P. W. Crous

Abstract A description is provided for Calonectria colhounii var. macroconidialis. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOST: Eucalyptus grandis (Crous et al., 1993a). DISEASE: Leaf spot, root rot, wilt (Crous et al., 1993b). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: South Africa (Crous et al., 1993a, b). TRANSMISSION: Splash dispersal in Eucalyptus cutting nurseries.


Author(s):  
M. B. Ellis

Abstract A description is provided for Stemphylium lycopersici. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Lycopersicon most commonly but also found on Allium, Carthamus, Gladiolus and other plants. DISEASE: Stemphylium leaf blight of tomato, petal blight of carnation. The fungus forms necrotic lesions, closely resembling those of grey leaf spot (S. solani), on foliage and floral parts in which conidia are borne in later stages of infection. Relatively severe attacks have been recorded on chrysanthemum in Canada (41, 309; 46, 3384) and tomato in Israel (53, 2683). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia (Arabia, Israel, Malaysia (W. and Sarawak), India, Hong Kong, Yemen); Africa (Kenya); N. America (USA, Canada); S. America (Venezuela); Central America and W. Indies (Cuba); Australasia and Oceania (Tahiti). TRANSMISSION: By air-borne conidia. Conidia have been shown to survive in dried plant refuse for 4 months and in dried agar culture for 8 months (Hannon & Weber, 1955).


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