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Alternaria species can cause foliar disease of muskmelon © Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org

Alternaria species can cause foliar disease of muskmelon © Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org

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 antifungal activities of Chaetomium spp. against Fusarium wilt of tea, the characterization of Alternaria species associated with muskmelon foliar diseases in Beijing municipality of China, and the first report of Cyrtanthus elatus virus A in Narcissus tazetta in India.

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