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Choanephora blight and alternaria leaf spot of Amaranth in Tanzania
Author(s) -
TERI J. M.,
MLASANI D. K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1994.tb00577.x
Subject(s) - biology , leaf spot , blight , alternaria , amaranth , tanzania , botany , agronomy , horticulture , environmental science , environmental planning
A leaf blight incited by Choanephora cucurbitarum and a leaf spot incited by Alternaria amaranthi on cultivated amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus , are described. This is a new host record for C. cucurbitarum , and A. amaranthi is a new record for Tanzania. Additional hosts of C. cucurbitarum are listed.