Leaf and pseudobulb diseases on Bifrenaria harrisoniae (Orchidaceae) caused by Phyllosticta capitalensis in Brazil
M. Silva A , O. L. Pereira A C , I. F. Braga B and S. M. Lelis BA Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, M.G., Brazil.
B Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000, Viçosa, M.G., Brazil.
C Corresponding author. Email: oliparini@ufv.br
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 53-56 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08022
Submitted: 20 February 2008 Accepted: 8 April 2008 Published: 17 April 2008
Abstract
New leaf spot and pseudobulb diseases caused by Phyllosticta capitalensis are reported for the first time on the orchid Bifrenaria harrisoniae.
Acknowledgements
This work is part of an ongoing program of surveying and describing the phytopathogenic and the endophytic mycodiversity associated with the family Orchidaceae in the state of Minas Gerais supported by grants from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais – FAPEMIG (project 279/07).
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