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Panama wilt has been isolated from Dwarf Cavendish bananas in Pakistan © D. Jones

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 Panama wilt disease of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in Pakistan, the first report of dieback of olive trees caused by Neofusicoccum australe in Tunisia and the first report of Pestalotiopsis menezesiana causing leaf blight of coconut in Hainan, China. 

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• First report of Panama wilt disease of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in Pakistan. 
  Syed, R. N.; Lodhi, A. M.; Jiskani, M. M.; Rajput, K. I.; Khaskheli, M. A.; Khanzada, M. A.; Rajput, N. A.; Maitlo, S. A.; Rajput, A. Q. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 213.
• First report of a Pantoea sp.-induced bacterial blight of Pleurotus eryngiiin China. 
  Rong, C.; Yin, Y.; Ma, Y.; Liu, Y.; Wang, S.; Xu, F. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 210.
• First report of Botrytis blight caused by Botrytis cinerea on Bolivian sage (Salvia oxyphora L.) in Italy. 
  Garibaldi, A.; Bertetti, D.; Ortu, G.; Gullino, M. L. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 219.
• Alternaria alternata causing leaf spot on Cercis siliquastrum in Greece.
  Tziros, G. T. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 220.
• First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ in kumquat (Citrus japonica) with HLB-like symptoms in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
  Poghosyan, A.; Hernandez-Gonzalez, J.; Gallou, A.; Andrade-Michel, G.; Palacios-Cardiel, C.; Lebsky, V. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (4):552.
• First report of Pestalotiopsis menezesiana causing leaf blight of coconut in Hainan, China. 
  Niu, X. Q.; Zhu, H.; Yu, F. Y.; Tang, Q. H.; Song, W. W.; Liu, L.; Qin, W. Q. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (4): 554-555.
• Citrus bacterial canker pustules are associated with leafminer galleries in Iran. 
  Mirzaee, M. R. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 213.
• First report of dieback of olive trees caused by Neofusicoccum australe in Tunisia. 
  Triki, M. A.; HadjTaieb, S. K.; Cheffi, M.; Gharbi, Y.; Rhouma, A. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 212.
• First report of Rhizopus oryzae causing fruit rot of Citrus medica L. in Pakistan. 
  Naz, H. S.; Gul, S.; Chaudhary, H. J.; Munis, M. F. H. (2015) Journal of Plant Pathology 97 (1): 215.
• Neofusicoccum parvum as the cause of botryosphaeria dieback of grapevine – new insight into old disease. 
  Kaliterna, J.; Miličevic´, T. (2015) Glasilo Biljne Zaštite 15 (3): 221-229.

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