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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 month include the first report of Fusarium sacchari causing root rot of tobacco in China and the first report of Fusarium commune causing root rot of field peas in Canada.

• Morphology and phylogeny of Pseudocercospora morigena sp. nov. on Morus alba from Vindhya range, India. Archana Singh; Singh, P. N.; Kharwar, R. N.; Dubey, N. K. (2023) Phytotaxa 584 (1) 41-51.
• Exobasidium siroboe sp. nov. (Exobasidiaceae) causing Exobasidium fruit deformation on Symplocos myrtacea in Japan. Nagao, H.; Kurogi, S.; Ogawa, S. (2023) Phytotaxa 579 (3) 219-224.
• The updated check-list of alien plant species in the Republic of Mordovia: a path from 2010 to 2023. Khapugin, A. A.; Esina, I. G.; Silaeva, T. B. (2023) Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 14 (3) 446-456.
• New data on alien weevil species (Insecta, Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in the European part of Russia. Zabaluev, I. A. (2023) Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 14 (3) 322-328.
• Curvularia curculiginis causes Curculigo orchioides Gaertn leaf spot in China. He Ke; Wang YaXing; Li JinShao; Li Cheng; Zhang ManMan (2023) Crop Protection 174.
• First report of Neodidymelliopsis ranunculi causing foliar black spot on citrus leaves in orchards of Algeria. Ali-Arous, S.; Djelouah, K.; Houari, A.; Alabi, O. J.; Sétamou, M.; Sanzani, S. M. (2023) Crop Protection 174.
• First report of Fusarium sacchari causing root rot of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in China. Qiu Rui; Li CaiHong; Li XiaoJie; Zhang YingYing; Liu Chang; Li ChenJun; Chen YuGuo; Bai JingKe; Xu Min; Song RuiFang; Li ShuJun (2023) Crop Protection 174.
• Efficacy of fungicides against brown spot of pear in Argentina. Tudela, M. A. A.; Lutz, M. C.; Giménez, G. N.; Brío, D. del; Masi, S. N. di; Pose, G. N.; Molina, J. P. E. (2023) Crop Protection 174.
• Leaf spot on cucumber caused by Stemphylium vesicarium newly reported in China. Yu XiaoYan; Han Rui; Zhang WeiQian; Li ZhiHua; Zhang Xue; Wang XiangJing; Xiang WenSheng; Zhao JunWei (2023) Crop Protection 174.
• First report of Fusarium commune causing root rot of field peas in Canada. Chen, D.; Nahar, K. (2023) Plant Disease 107 (7) 2259-2259.

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