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Symptoms of “crinkling” caused by RSNV in rice (A) Yellow stripes on leaves (B) Crinkling (G.Prado, Rice Pathology Laboratory, CIAT, Cali, Colombia).

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 Rice stripe necrosis virus infecting rice in Benin, the occurrence of Tomato zonate spot virus on potato in China and the first report of Cassava common mosaic virus and cassava frogskin-associated virus infecting cassava in Argentina.

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• Occurrence of Tomato zonate spot virus on potato in China.
  Huang, C. J.; Liu, Y.; Yu, H. Q.; Li, B. L. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 733.
• First report of watermelon wilting caused by Fusarium brachygibbosum in Sonora, Mexico.
  Renteria-Martinez, M. E.; Meza-Moller, A.; Guerra-Camacho, M. A.; Romo-Tamayo, F.; Ochoa-Meza, A.; Moreno-Salazar, S. F. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 729.
• First report of root and collar rot caused by Phytopythium helicoides on kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis).
  Wang, K. X.; Xie, Y. L.; Yuan, G. Q.; Li, Q. Q.; Lin, W. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 725-726.
• Association of Alternaria alternata and Cladosporium cladosporioides with leaf spot in Cissus quadrangularis and Ficus sycomorus.
  Al-Sadi, A. M.; Al-Alawi, Z. A.; Patzelt, A. (2015) Plant Pathology Journal (Faisalabad) 14 (1): 44-47.
• Metaphycus parthenolecanii sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of Parthenolecanium corni (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Iran.
  Japoshvili, G.; Jalilvand, K.; Vahedi, H. A.; Fallahzadeh, M. (2015) Zoology in the Middle East 61 (2): 161-165.
• First report of Rice stripe necrosis virus infecting rice in Benin.
  Oludare, A.; Sow, M.; Afolabi, O.; Pinel-Galzi, A.; Hébrard, E.; Silué, D. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 735.
• First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in cucumber in Saudi Arabia.
  Al-Saleh, M. A.; Al-Shahwan, I. M.; Amer, M. A.; Shakeel, M. T.; Abdalla, O. A.; Orfanidou, C. G.; Katis, N. I. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 734.
• First report of Tomato spotted wilt virus on celery in China.
  Li, Y. Y.; Xiao, L.; Tan, G. L.; Fu, X. P.; Li, R. H.; Li, F. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 734-735.
• First report of Cassava common mosaic virus and cassava frogskin-associated virus infecting cassava in Argentina.
  Feo, L. di; Zanini, A.; Rodríguez Pardina, P.; Cuervo, M.; Carvajal-Yepes, M.; Cuellar, W. J. (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 733-734.
• First report of Cucumber mosaic virus infection of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in South Korea.
  Park, C. Y.; Lee, M. A.; Park, E. H.; Baek, D. S.; Lee, S. H.; Kim JeongSeon (2015) Plant Disease 99 (5): 733.

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