First record of Cercospora basellae-albae from the Philippines
M. Mahamuda Begum A and C. J. R. Cumagun A B CA Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna 4031, Philippines.
B Current address. Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
C Corresponding author. Email: cumagun@bear.kobe-u.ac.jp
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 5(1) 115-116 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN10042
Submitted: 10 September 2010 Accepted: 29 September 2010 Published: 11 October 2010
Abstract
Necrotic spots on both young and mature leaves of Basella alba cv. Rubra were found at different sites near Los Baños, Laguna Province in the Philippines. The spots were colonised by Cercospora basellae-albae. This is the first record of Cercospora basellae-albae from the Philippines.
Additional keywords: Cercospora basellae-albae, Basella alba, Basella rubra.
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