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First report of Curvularia eragrostidis leaf spot on Populus deltoides
Author(s) -
Bagwari A.,
Singh Y. P.,
Kumar J.,
Dhiman R. C.
Publication year - 2015
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.12152
Subject(s) - biology , leaf spot , curvularia , fungal pathogen , pathogen , pathogenicity , botany , host (biology) , horticulture , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , fusarium
Summary Poplars are affected by a large number of foliar pathogens in nurseries and in the field, which result in biomass reductions. Management of these diseases is essential to minimise losses. During field surveys between 2008 and 12, an unrecognized leaf spot disease was observed on several commercial clones of P. deltoides (G‐48, Udai, WSL ‐22 & WSL ‐39). The pathogen was identified as Curvularia eragrostidis . Pathogenicity was proven on all host clones. This paper is the first report of the pathogen affecting poplars.