A new leaf and sheath brown spot of foxtail millet caused by Bipolaris australiensis
M. R. Mirzaee A C , R. Zare B and A. Azari Nasrabad AA Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Southern Khorasan, Birjand, PO Box 413, Iran.
B Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, PO Box 19395-1454, Tehran, Iran.
C Corresponding author. Email: reza.mirzaee.mrz@gmail.com
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 5(1) 19-20 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN10008
Submitted: 19 January 2010 Accepted: 12 February 2010 Published: 3 March 2010
Abstract
A new leaf and sheath spot disease of foxtail millet caused by Bipolaris australiensis was found in Iran. The causal agent was isolated and Koch’s postulates were demonstrated. This is the first record of this fungal disease on Setaria italica.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to Dr Gh. Haderbadi for his encouragement, Miss A. Ghavipanjah, Mrs. N. Farahmand and Mr. A.Nakhei for their technical assistance.
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