First report of leaf spot disease on Ficus elastica caused by Phoma glomerata in Iran

B. Aghapour; K. B. Fotouhifar; A. Ahmadpour; K. Ghazanfari

doi:10.1071/DN09035

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First report of leaf spot disease on Ficus elastica caused by Phoma glomerata in Iran

B. Aghapour ^A ^B , K. B. Fotouhifar ^A , A. Ahmadpour ^A and K. Ghazanfari ^A

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^A Department of Plant Protection, University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.

^B Corresponding author. Email: bijan.aghapour@gmail.com

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4(1) 82-83 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN09035
Submitted: 22 July 2009 Accepted: 30 July 2009 Published: 24 August 2009

Abstract

During autumn of 2007, some leaves of Ficus elastica with leaf spot symptoms were collected from greenhouses in Karaj, Iran where the host is grown as an ornamental. Based on morphological characteristics, the causal agent of disease was determined as Phoma glomerata. Occurrence of leaf spot disease on F. elastica leaves caused by P. glomerata is reported for the first time in Iran.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Dr. M. Javan-Nikkhah and Prof. S. M. Okhovvat for their excellent assistances.

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