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Sclerotium rolfsii, causing leaf chlorosis, and root and collar rot of apple has been found in Tunisia © University of Georgia

Sclerotium rolfsii, causing leaf chlorosis, and root and collar rot of apple has been found in Tunisia © University of Georgia

We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this fortnight include the first report of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma Ziziphi’- related strain associated with peach decline disease in India, molecular and morphological characterisation of Scutellonema bradys from yam in Costa Rica and the first report of apple collar rot incited by Sclerotium rolfsii in Tunisia.

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