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Phytoplasmas that do not belong to the apple proliferation group have been found in infected apple trees in Iran © Brad Greenlee (CC BY)

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 2 new phytoplasma species infecting apple trees in Iran,  the first report of Colletotrichum asianum causing anthracnose on Willard mangoes in Sri Lanka and the first report of Groundnut ringspot virus in cucumber fruits in Brazil.

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• A new report of Alternaria alternata causing leaf spot on Chlorophytum tuberosum. 
  Shikha Thakur; Harsh, N. S. K. (2014) Indian Forester 140 (6) 624-625.
• First report of Groundnut ringspot virus in cucumber fruits in Brazil.
  Spadotti, D. M. A.; Leão, E. U.; Rocha, K. C. G.; Pavan, M. A.; Krause-Sakate, R. (2014) New Disease Reports 29, pp. 25.
• Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae: Homoptera) of Punjab, Pakistan. 
  Muhammad Tayyib; Anjum Suhail; Arif, M. J.; Khan, M. A. (2014) Pakistan Entomologist 36 (1) 31-34.
• First report of necrotic leaf spot caused by Plectosphaerella cucumerinaon lamb’s lettuce in Southern Italy. 
  Carrieri, R.; Pizzolongo, G.; Carotenuto, G.; Tarantino, P.; Lahoz, E. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (7) 998.
• First report of target spot of cotton caused by Corynespora cassiicola in China. 
  Wei, Y. X.; Zhang, H.; Pu, J. J.; Liu, X. M. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (7) 1006.
• First report of Colletotrichum asianum causing anthracnose on Willard mangoes in Sri Lanka. 
  Krishnapillai, N.; Wijeratnam, R. S. W. (2014) New Disease Reports 29 (1).
• First report of Fusarium sambucinum on rosemary plant in Iran.MoshrefiZarandi, D.; Rezaee, S.; Aminaee, M. M.; Sharzei, A. (2014) New Disease Reports 29, pp 16.
• First report of white blister rust caused by Albugo candida on Wasabi in Korea. 
  Choi, Y. J.; Han, K. S.; Park, Y. H.; Shin, H. D. (2014) Plant Disease 98 (7) 1006-1007.
• ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris‘ and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia‘, new phytoplasma species infecting apple trees in Iran. 
  Hashemi-Tameh, M.; Bahar, M.; Zirak, L. (2014) Journal of Phytopathology 162 (7/8) 472-480.
• Meloidogyne lopezi n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), a new root-knot nematode associated with coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in Costa Rica, its diagnosis and phylogenetic relationship with other coffee-parasitising meloidogyne species. 
  Humphreys-Pereira, D. A.; Flores-Chaves, L.; Gómez, M.; Salazar, L.; Gómez-Alpízar, L.; Elling, A. A. (2014) Nematology 16 (6) 643-661.

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