We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this month include information about a new virus disease of sunflower from Nebraska and the isolation and identification of the top blight pathogen of Passiflora edulis.
- Pseudophaeocytostroma bambusicola gen. et sp. nov. (Diaporthaceae) from bamboo in Yunnan, P.R. China. Monkai, J.; Phookamsak, R.; Xu Sheng; Mortimer, P. E.; Karunarathna, S. C.; Suwannarach, N.; Lumyong, S.; Xu JianChu (2022) Phytotaxa 571 (1) 39-51.
- Weed hosts represent an important reservoir of turnip yellows virus and a possible source of virus introduction into oilseed rape crop. Slavíková, L.; Ibrahim, E.; Alquicer, G.; Tomašechová, J.; Šoltys, K.; Glasa, M.; Kundu, J. K. (2022) Viruses 14 (11).
- Importance of type specimen study for understanding genus boundaries-taxonomic clarifications in Lepidoderma based on integrative taxonomy approach leading to resurrection of the old genus polyschismium. Ronikier, A.; Janik, P.; Haan, M. de; Kuhnt, A.; Zankowicz, M. (2022) Mycologia 114 (6) 1008-1031.
- Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 2: Neoerysiphe. Bradshaw, M. J.; Braun, U.; Götz, M.; Pfister, D. H. (2022) Mycologia 114 (6) 994-1007.
- Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 1: Golovinomyces. Bradshaw, M. J.; Braun, U.; Pfister, D. H. (2022) Mycologia 114 (6) 964-993.
- Diplocarpon mespilicola sp. nov. associated with Entomosporium leaf spot on Hawthorn in China. Chen Hao; White, J. F.; Malik, K.; Qi Fang; Li ChunJie (2022) Plant Disease 106 (11) 2884-2891.
- Taxonomic reclassification of the fungal pathogen causing dry berry disease of caneberries into the division Ascomycota as Monilinia rubi. Weldon, W. A.; McGhee, G. C.; Jones, L. A.; Stockwell, V. O. (2022) Plant Disease 106 (11) 2788-2796.
- The quest to identify a new virus disease of sunflower from Nebraska. Harveson, R. M.; Al-Rwahnih, M.; Tian, T.; Karasev, A.; Gulya, T. J.; Bradshaw, J. D. (2022) Plant Disease 106 (11) 2773-2783.
- Characterization of the first Rubus yellow net virus genome from blackberry. Vakićna, M.; Staintonna, D.; Delić, D.; Tzanetakis, I. E. (2022) Virus Genes 58 (6) 594-597.
- Isolation and identification of the top blight pathogen of Passiflora edulis. Huang YanHua; Cui ZhongJi; Ou ShanSheng; Huang YuanGuang; Meng Cheng; Li YangXin (2022) Southwest China Journal of Agricultural Sciences 35 (8) 1826-1832.
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