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 the first report of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on Atractylodes lancea in China and the first report of carrot torrado virus 1 (CaTV1) naturally infecting carrots in Spain.
- Leaf spot of Ligustrum japonicum caused by Diaporthe eres newly reported in China. Liao YangChunZi; Wan Yu; Si YuanZhi; Geng JiXin; Li DeWei; Zhu LiHua (2023) Crop Protection 164.
- Molecular characterization of three apple geminivirus isolates in crabapples detected in Inner Mongolia, China. Sun PingPing; Zhang Lei; Xu XiaoZhao; Zhu Mo; Zhang Bin; Li ZhengNan (2023) Plants 12 (1).
- First report of leaf blight of Indian spinach caused by Colletotrichum siamense in India. Sajeena Abdulmajeed; Deepu, M.; Dhanya, M. K.; Jacob, J.; Rawal, P.; Jain, D.; Elina, M.; Nair, D. S.; Peteti, T. S. (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1567-1568.
- First report of carrot torrado virus 1 (CaTV1) naturally infecting carrots in Spain. Babalola, B. M.; Faure, C.; Marais, A.; Fraile, A.; Garcia-Arenal, F.; Candresse, T. (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1565-1565.
- Stem and root rot disease of Artemisia annua caused by Pseudofusicoccum adansoniae in India. Bandamaravuri, A. S.; Indrajeet Nishad; Bhanu Sharma; Shudhanshu Sahu; Sinha, A. K.; Bandamaravuri, K. B. (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1563-1564.
- Charcoal rot of Stevia rebaudiana caused by Macrophomina phaseolina in Brazil. Rodrigues, A. B. L.; Jesus, J. M. I. de; Paula, K. L. M. de; Cunha, M. G. da (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1561-1561.
- First report of Cassytha filiformis parasitizing Justicia gendarussa in Malaysia. Khoo YingWei; Li ShiFang; Chong KhimPhin (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1559-1560.
- First report of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on Atractylodes lancea in China. Han Feng; Huang Jing; Lin MaoXiang; Song XuHong (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1557-1557.
- First report of Clavibacter tessellarius bacterial leaf spot (bacterial mosaic) on wheat in west and northwest of Iran. Nazari, F.; Ghasemi, A. (2022) Journal of Plant Pathology 104 (4) 1555-1556.
- Arrangement of the first naturalization year of paddy field weeds (Lythromaceae) and new naturalization in Shikoku and Kyushu. Hayakawa, H.; Fujii, T. (2022) Journal of Weed Science and Technology 67 (2) 61-63.
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