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Bacterial leaf blight of rice has been seen in Benin (IRRI, CC BY-NC-SA)

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 molecular evidence of Citrus yellow vein clearing virus from citrus in Punjab, Pakistan, Pseudopestalotiopsis ignota and P. camelliae spp. nov. associated with grey blight disease of tea in China,  and the first report of bacterial leaf blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Benin.

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• A new species of Phellinus sensu stricto associated with esca on grapevine in South Africa.
  Cloete, M.; Fischer, M.; Plessis, I. L. du; Mostert, L.; Halleen, F. (2016) Mycological Progress 15 (3) 25.
• Pseudopestalotiopsis ignota and Ps. camelliae spp. nov. associated with grey blight disease of tea in China.
  Maharachchikumbura, S. S. N.; Guo LiangDong; Liu ZuoYi; Hyde, K. D. (2016) Mycological Progress 15 (3) 22.
• Three new species of gall-forming psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from Papua New Guinea, with new records and notes on related species.
  Percy, D. M.; Butterill, P. T.; Malenovský, I. (2016) Journal of Natural History 50 (17/18) 1073-1101.
• Cytisus scoparius (Fam. Fabaceae) in southern Brazil – first step of an invasion process?
  Cordero, R. L.; Torchelsen, F. P.; Overbeck, G. E.; Anand, M. (2016) Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 88 (1) 149-154.
• First report of Colletotrichum gossypii var. cephalosporioides causing cotton ramulosis in Colombia.
  Moreno-Moran, M.; Burbano-Figueroa, O. (2016) Plant Disease 100 (3) 653.
• First report of gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) on sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum) in northern Chile.
  Sepúlveda-Chavera, G.; Huanca-Mamani, W.; Cárdenas, S.; Arismendi, M.; Salinas, F.; Ferrada, E. E.; Latorre, B. A. (2016) Plant Disease 100 (2) 520.
• First report of Oxalis conorrhiza as alternate host of Puccinia sorghi, causal agent of common rust of maize.
  Guerra, F. A.; Brücher, E.; Rossi, R. L. de; Plazas, M. C.; Guerra, G. D.; Ducasse, D. A. (2016) Plant Disease 100 (2) 519-520.
• First report of bacterial leaf blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Benin.
  Afolabi, O.; Amoussa, R.; Bilé, M.; Oludare, A.; Gbogbo, V.; Poulin, L.; Koebnik, R.; Szurek, B.; Silué, D. (2016) Plant Disease 100 (2) 515.
• First report of Alternaria cantlous causing leaf spot on potato in Iran.
  Amini, J.; Sepehrnoosh, S.; Abdollahzadeh, J. (2016) Plant Disease 100 (3) 653.
• First molecular evidence of Citrus yellow vein clearing virus from citrus in Punjab, Pakistan.
  Cao, M. J.; Wu, Q.; Atta, S.; Su, H. N.; Yu, Y. Q.; Chen, H. M.; Zhou, C. Y. (2016) Plant Disease 100 (2) 540.

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