Cane Blight of Rose Caused by Pestalotiopsis populi-nigrae(Sawada et Ito) Morelet.

First case of fungal keratitis caused by Pestalotiopsis clavispora

PURPOSE To report the isolation of Pestalotiopsis clavispora from the cornea of a patient with recurrent keratitis. CASE REPORT A 73-year-old male gardener presented with conjunctival injection and an oval infiltrate with feathery margins in the temporal half of the cornea in the right eye. His ocular history in the right eye included cataract surgery, five episodes of herpes simplex keratiti...

Phytotoxins produced by Pestalotiopsis guepinii, the causal agent of hazelnut twig blight

Turkey is the biggest producer of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) in the world, with a total cultivation area of more than 600,000 hectares, a total annual yield over 800,000 tonnes, and an average yield of around 1.2 tonnes ha in 2008 (FAO, 2008). Several bio-constraints negatively affect hazelnut production, such as pests, diseases and weeds (Anonymous, 1995). Among them Pestalotiopsis guepini...

Ophthalmic Disease Caused by a Mycete of the Giant Cane.

THE determining factors of the disease are the giant cane (Arundo donax) and the mycete Acremonium. The giant cane belongs to the family Gramineae, which is to be found all over the earth. The full-grown stem, dried and stripped of its blade-like leaves, is used for weaving baskets and for building huts. In agriculture and horticulture it is used to make props for vines, garden plants, and tran...

Integrated control of garlic leaf blight caused by Stemphylium solani in China Garlic leaf blight control

Leaf blight caused by Stemphylium solani is a major fungal disease of garlic (Allium sativum) in central China where it has caused severe crop losses during the winter growing season from the end of autumn to the middle of spring. Epidemiology, cultivar resistance, and chemical controls were investigated during the 2006 to 2008 growing seasons in Dangyang County to improve disease control metho...

The Bacterial Blight of Beans Caused by Bacterium Phaseolp