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Phyllosticia Primer

General Information



Authors

Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist

Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist

Department of Plant Pathology, CTAHR

University of Hawaii at Manoa


Pathogens & Hosts

Over twenty-seven Phyllosticta species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Phyllosticta) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific name of the pathogen species (CAPITAL LETTERS), followed by the symptom or disease a given pathogen causes on the listed hosts.

PHYLLOSTICTA ARICOLA

  • Pothos sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA ARTOCARPI

Leafspot:

  • breadfruit (Artocarpus cummunis)

PHYLLOSTICTA CASIMIROAE

  • white sapote (Casimiroa edulis)

PHYLLOSTICTA CIRCUMSCISSA

Leafspot:

  • peach (Prunus persica)

PHYLLOSTICTA CODIAEI

  • Codiaeum variegatum var. moluccanum

PHYLLOSTICTA COLOCASIOPHILA

Phyllosticta Leafspot:

  • taro (Colocasia esculenta)

PHYLLOSTICTA CORDYLINOPHILA

On Living Leaves:

  • ti (Cordyline terminalis)

PHYLLOSTICTA DRACAENAE

Leafspot:

  • ?ti (Cordyline terminalis)

Other:

  • dragon tree (Dracaena draco)

PHYLLOSTICTA ERECHTITIS

  • Erechtites sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA HAWAIIENSIS

Phyllosticta Leafspot:

  • sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

PHYLLOSTICTA HELICONIAE

Leafspot:

  • Heliconia sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA HORTORUM

  • eggplant (Solanum melongena)

PHYLLOSTICTA MACUNAE

Leafspot:

  • Mucuna sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA MARANTACEAE

On Living Leaves of:

  • Maranta dichotoma

PHYLLOSTICTA MEDICAGINIS

Leafspot:

  • alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

PHYLLOSTICTA MUSAE

Leafspot:

  • banana (Musa acuminata, AAA)
  • Musa sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA MUSICOLA

Leafspot:

  • banana (Musa acuminata, AAA)
  • Musa sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA NERII

Leafspot:

  • oleander (Nerium oleander)

PHYLLOSTICTA PHASEOLINA

Leafspot:

  • cowpea (Vigna sinensis)

PHYLLOSTICTA PITHECOLOBII

  • rain tree (Pithecellobium saman)
  • monkey pod (Samanea saman)

PHYLLOSTICTA POTHICOLA

  • Pothos sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA SCAEVOLAE

  • Scaevola chamissoniana

PHYLLOSTICTA SP.

Leafspot:

  • peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
  • sweet pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
  • papaya (Carica papaya)
  • Job's tears (Coix lachryma-jobi)
  • napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
  • garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  • Rosa sp.
  • corn, maize (Zea mays)

Other:

  • broad bean (Vicia faba)
  • ginger (Zingiber officinale)

PHYLLOSTICTA ?SORGHINA

Phyllosticta Leafspot:

  • sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)

PHYLLOSTICTA STROMINELLA

Leafspot:

  • rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)

PHYLLOSTICTA VIOLAE

Leafspot:

  • Viola sp.

PHYLLOSTICTA ZINGIBERIS

Leafspot:

  • wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)
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Taxonomy

KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)

DIVISION: Eumycota

SUBDIVISION: Deuteromycotina (The imperfect fungi)

CLASS: Coelomycetes

ORDER: Sphaeropsidales

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Characteristics

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Disease Types

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Management

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References

Agrios, G.N. 1988. Plant Pathology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc: San Diego. 803 pp.

Farr, , D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, and A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS PRESS: St. Paul, Minnesota. 1252 pp.

Raabe, Robert D., Ibra L. Conners, and Albert P. Martinez. 1981. Checklist of Plant Diseases in Hawaii. Hawaii Institute of Agriculture and Human Resources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii (Information Text Series 022).

Streets, R.B. 1982. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: a field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification. The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.

JUNE 1994

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