First report on the association of Pestalotiopsis mangiferae with leaf blight disease of Canthium dicoccum in India |
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| Authors: | S. Mahadevakumar G. R. Janardhana |
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| Affiliation: | Mycology and Phytopathology Laboratory, Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore, , Mysore, 570006 Karnataka, India |
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| Abstract: | The multi‐use tree Canthium dicoccum (Rubiaceae) growing in shrub forests of Mysore, Mandya and Chamarajanagar (India) was severely affected by a leaf blight disease. The ascomycete Pestalotiopsis mangiferae was consistently isolated from symptomatic leaves and identified by micromorphology and ITS rDNA sequencing analysis. Pathogenicity test was performed and Koch's postulates were fulfilled. This is the first report of P. mangiferae causing leaf blight of C. dicoccum in India. |
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