Sooty blotch and flyspeck occur on fruit surfaces and result in economic losses due to less attractive appearance. Sooty blotch fungi form dark mycelial mats whereas flyspeck fungal agents are well characterized with black, sclerotium-like bodies on fruit surface. Whilst more than 60 species have been reported in association with these two fungal diseases, thus far they have not been studied in...

The beach vitex (Vitex rotundifolia L.), a member of the Lamiaceae family, is salt-tolerant, woody perennial common in coastal areas worldwide. Plant–fungal association was monitored shoreline forest area Wando Island Korea 2020, and leaf samples showing spot disease were collected. Eight fungal isolates recovered from on PDA identified based morphological characteristics multilocus molecular p...

Twelve local B. thuringiensis strains are used in the study, which previously isolated from the soil of seven governorates and characterized by their high toxicity against 2 instars larvae of cotton nd leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis). The PCR amplification analysis of the 12 Bt isolates revealed the presence of amplified fragments characteristic of five different cry genes. Results showed the ...

Anthracnose is a general term for sunken lesions and blights on stems, leaves and fruits which causes economic damage to agricultural products. This study, conducted to identify Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose symptoms on some plants in Khuzestan province (Iran) using morphological and molecular methods. During 2016–17, 40 leaf and fruit samples showing anthracnose symptoms (...

To reevaluate two dictyostelid species, namely, Polysphondylium pallidum and P. album, 92 isolates of the P. pallidum complex from their type localities were examined based on mating relationships and morphological characteristics. In the mating tests three heterothallic mating groups were found among the isolates. They also were different morphologically from each other. These results suggeste...

Thirteen isolates of Botryodiplodia theobromae collected from pear varieties grown in various regions of Punjab were studied for morphological, pathological and molecular characterization. The mycelial growth of B. theobromae isolates was classified as fluffy or depressed, uniform to irregular and cottony white turning to black. Colony growth rate varied from 19.1 to 24.9 mm per day. Pycnidia w...