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First report of Curvularia leaf spot, caused by Curvularia affinis on Dalbergia sissoo
Author(s) -
Sharma P.,
Singh N.,
Verma O.P.
Publication year - 2012
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/j.1439-0329.2011.00745.x
Subject(s) - dalbergia sissoo , leaf spot , curvularia , biology , fungus , cercospora , botany , veterinary medicine , horticulture , alternaria , medicine
Summary A new foliar disease was observed on sissoo in Jaipur and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan, India. The disease occurred in approximately 30% of the trees surveyed. Leaf spots were mostly irregular and these start from leaf margin to inwards. The fungus was identified as Curvularia affinis Boedijn and Koch’s postulates fulfilled. On the basis of the literature, this is the first report of C. affinis causing leaf spot of Dalbergia sissoo from India as well as worldwide.