We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Click on the links to view the abstracts.
- First report of blue mold caused by Penicillium oxalicum in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in Mexico.
Picos-Munoz, P. A.; Garcia-Estrada, R. S.; Carrillo-Fasio, J. A.; Leon-Felix, J.; Allende-Molar, R. (2011) Plant Disease 95 (9), 1195 - First report of Iris yellow spot virus infecting onion in Kenya and Uganda.
Birithia, R.; Subramanian, S.; Pappu, H. R.; Sseruwagi, P.; Muthomi, J. W.; Narla, R. D. (2011) Plant Disease 95 (9), 1195-1196 - First report of powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe diffusa, Oidium neolycopersici, and Podosphaera xanthii on papaya in Taiwan.
Tsay, J. G.; Chen, R. S.; Wang, H. L.; Wang, W. L.; Weng, B. C. (2011) Plant Disease 95 (9), 1188-1189 - New and emerging viruses in ornamental crops.
Gera, A.; Beckelman, E.; Katzir, P.; Tam, Y.; Spiegel, S.; Zeidan, M.; Derks, A. F. L. M.; Meekes, E. T. M.; Stijger, C. C. M. M. (2011) Acta Horticulturae 901, 105-112 - Penicillium viticola, a new species isolated from a grape in Japan.
Nonaka, K.; Masuma, R.; Iwatsuki, M.; Shiomi, K.; Otoguro, K.; Omura, S. (2011) Mycoscience 52 (5), 338-343 - A new species of Melampsora rust on Salix elbursensis from Iran.
Damadi, S. M.; Pei, M. H.; Smith, J. A.; Abbasi, M. (2011) Forest Pathology 41 (5), 392-397 - First record of Greenidea ficicola Takahashi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Argentina.
Rossa, F. R. la; Vasicek, A. L.; Paglioni, A. (2011) Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo 43 (1), 247-252 - Update on Plum pox virus distribution in Turkey.
Akbas, B.; Degirmenci, K.; Ciftci, O.; Kaya, A.; Yurtmen, M.; Uzunogullari, N.; Celik, N.; Türkölmez, S. (2011) Phytopathologia Mediterranea 50 (1), 75-83 - Viroids on petunia and other solanaceous crops in the Czech Republic.
Cervená, G.; Necekalová, J.; Mikulková, H.; Levkanicová, Z.; Mertelík, J.; Kloudová, K.; Dedic, P.; Ptácek, J.; Derks, A. F. L. M.; Meekes, E. T. M.; Stijger, C. C. M. M. (2011) Acta Horticulturae 901, 35-40 - Characterization of Pectobacterium carotovorum causing a new soft rot disease on okra in Malaysia.
Eisa Nazerian; Kamaruzaman Sijam; Zainal Abidin, M. A.; Kavous Keshavarz (2011) Journal of General Plant Pathology 77 (5), 292-294
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