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First report of T eratosphaeria zuluensis causing stem canker of E ucalyptus grandis in U ganda
Author(s) -
Jimu L.,
Wingfield M. J.,
Mwenje E.,
Roux J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 1437-4781
DOI - 10.1111/efp.12095
Subject(s) - canker , biology , eucalyptus , horticulture , botany
Summary Teratosphaeria stem canker is one of the most important diseases to have emerged on non‐native plantation‐grown E ucalyptus trees globally. In 2012, E ucalyptus grandis trees with typical T eratosphaeria stem canker symptoms were observed in U ganda. Multigene sequence analyses of isolates from these cankers led to the identification of T . gauchensis , previously recorded in U ganda, and T . zuluensis . This study represents the first report of T . zuluensis in U ganda. Furthermore, this is the first report of the co‐occurrence of T . zuluensis and T . gauchensis in a single area.