First Report of Shoot Blight, Canker, and Gummosis Caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum on Citrus in Italy

Pulmonary fungal infection caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in a Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)--update.

Neoscytalidium dimidiatum was isolated from two 12-18 cm abscesses in the lung and the mediastinal lymph nodes of a stranded Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus). Histopathologic examination of samples of these organs revealed the presence of hyphae and sclerotic body-like fungal elements. Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae was recovered from the dolphin's organs which also were found to cont...

First Report of Gummosis Caused by Botryosphaeria Dothidea on Man- Go Trees in Guangxi, South China

1Institute of Plant Protection, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, China 2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Biology for Crop Diseases and Insect Pests, Nanning,Guangxi 530007, China 3Department of Biotechnology, Guangxi Agricultural VocationTechnical College, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, China 4School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, ...

First Report of Foliar Blight on Dendropanax morbifera Caused by Alternaria panax

Leaf spot and blight disease was observed on two-year-old seedlings of Dendropanax morbifera (Korean name: Hwangchil tree) during July of 2008 in Jindo Island, Korea. Symptoms included yellow-brown to dark brown irregularly enlarged spots frequently located along the veins of leaves. The lesions were often surrounded by chlorotic haloes. Severe leaf blight and subsequent defoliation occurred wh...

Citrus canker – A review

Of all the agricultural pests and diseases that threaten citrus crops, citrus canker is one of the most devastating. The disease, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, occurs in large areas of the world's citrus growing countries including India. At least 3 distinct forms or types of citrus canker are recognized. Among these, Asiatic form (Canker A) is the most destructive a...

Bacterial Citrus Canker