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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 a first report of Citrus leaf blotch virus in lemon in China, first report of Groundnut bud necrosis virus infecting periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) in India and the first report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on loquat in Pakistan.

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• First report of Citrus leaf blotch virus in lemon in China.
  Cao, M. J. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1561
• First report of Actinidia virus A and B infecting Actinidia chinensis in South Korea. 
  Cho, S. Y. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1560
• First report of Groundnut bud necrosis virus infecting periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) in India. 
  Basavaraj (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1559
• First report of Turnip mosaic virus infection of Alliaria petiolata in Iran. 
  Farzadfar, S. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1558
• First report of Little cherry virus 1 affecting European plum (Prunus domestica) in Belgium
  Tahzima, R. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1557.
• First report of Bean yellow mosaic virus in Vanilla in Hawaii.
  Wang, Y. N. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1557
• First report of Broad bean wilt virus 2 infecting sesame in China.
  Wang, H. Y. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1556
• First report of the highly virulent race 705 of Plasmopara halstedii (downy mildew of sunflower) in Portugal and in Spain.
  García-Carneros, A. B. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1555
• First report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose on loquat in Pakistan.
  Naz, F. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1550
• Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe heraclei: a novel field disease of carrot (Daucus carota) in Brazil.
  Boiteux, L. S. (2017) Plant Disease 101 (8) 1544

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