Fungal spores are continuously deposited on the leaf surfaces by wind impaction, sedimentation and rain wash-out from the atmosphere and splash-dispersal. They reside and act as asymptomatic mutualists, benign commensals or latent pathogens. A slight imbalance in this relation can lead to pathogenic phase of the fungi, resulting in a variety of symptoms on leaves viz. discoloration, blight, soo...

the anamorphic fungus genus periconia is worldwide in distribution and causes foliar disease on plants mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. this study presents the description and illustration of p. palmivora discovered on leaves of phoenix dactylifera (palmae/arecaceae) from terai forest region of uttar pradesh, india. the taxonomic determination was based on morphological characteristi...

Arctostaphylos pungens "Manzanita" is an important shrub in the southwestern USA, and northern and central Mexico. Manzanita bears apple-like fruit that is utilised for a range of edible products. Over the past two years, several foliar disease problems were noted on this host in the San José de Gracia region of Mexico. The aim of the present study was to elucidate their identity through the an...

the anamorphic fungus genus periconia is word wide in distribution and causes foliar disease on plants mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. this paper presented the description and illustrations of p. palmivora discovered on leaves of phoenix dactylifera (palmae/arecaceae) from terai forest region of uttar pradesh, india. the taxonomic determination was based on morphological characteris...