First report of Neophloeospora maculans causing leaf spots in Morus nigra and M. alba in Brazil

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - Mulberry (Morus spp.), represents a set of plants grown in Brazil for production of fruits, leaves for feeding silkworms and ruminant animals, and for...     

First report of Alternaria dianthicola causing flower blight on carnation in China

A severe disease of carnation flowers was observed in Kunming, China in November 2009. Initial symptoms on flowers and immature flower buds were characterized by water‐soaked areas. Spots with purple margins could be seen on petals of some varieties. An Alternaria sp. was isolated from 100% of symptomatic tissues sampled. The isolates showed high virulence when inoculated onto tissue culture plantlets and on healthy carnation flowers. Results of sequence analysis of 5.8S rDNA‐ITS of isolates showed 99% sequence similarity with Alternaria dianthicola in GenBank. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this was the first sighting of blight of flowers and immature flower buds of carnation caused by Alternaria dianthicola in China.     

First report of Seimatosporium falcatum causing branch and leaf spots of Viscum coloratum in China

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - In August 2018, Asian mistletoe (Viscum coloratum) branch and leaf spots were found in Loufan, Shanxi Province, China. Morphological and molecular...     

First report of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum causing blight of Melissa officinalis in Turkey

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - In July 2020, a blight disease on lemon balm plants was observed with an incidence of up to 10% in three fields in Şanlıurfa province, Turkey....     

First report of Pseudomonas aeruginosa causing tumor disease of Populus koreana in China

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - In May 2018, a bacterial tumor disease was observed on Populus koreana in Shuangyang county, Changchun city, Jilin Province. Based on physiological...     

Elimination of phytoplasma by stem culture from mulberry plants (Morus alba) with dwarf disease

Stem culture in vitro was attempted for the elimination of mulberry dwarf phytoplasma. Stem segments, from mulberry plants ( Morus alba ) seriously infected with the phytoplasma, were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) solid nutrient medium without phytohormones for 2–3 months. The tissue cultures, and regenerated plants grown under greenhouse conditions for 3 years, were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining for the presence of the phytoplasma, and also observed for mulberry dwarf symptoms. From 70% to 90% of regenerated plants were apparently freed from the phytoplasma since they remained PCR-negative, DAPI-negative and symptom-free for as long as tested (3 years).     

First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing stem and branch canker on Cannabis sativa in Italy

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - In 2016, symptoms of stem canker with branches dieback were detected in several Cannabis sativa L. crops, located in the northeast part of Italy (Rovigo...     

First report of Fusarium proliferatum causing root rot of Gerbera in China

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - In January 2018, gerbera plants showed root rot symptoms were found in a greenhouse at Guizhou Horticultural Institute in Guiyang city, Guizhou Province...     

Neopestalotiopsis clavispora and Pseudopestalotiopsis camelliae-sinensis causing grey blight disease of tea (Camellia sinensis) in Malaysia

European Journal of Plant Pathology - Tea (Camellia sinensis) is a popular and extensively consumed beverage in Malaysia along with many other countries around the world. Grey blight is one of the...