A new twig blight of mamaki (Pipturus albidus) caused by Botryosphaeria ribis

Authors
Ko, WH Ko, SS
Citation
Wh. Ko et Ss. Ko, A new twig blight of mamaki (Pipturus albidus) caused by Botryosphaeria ribis, CAN J PL P, 23(3), 2001, pp. 312-314
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PHYTOPATHOLOGIE
ISSN journal
07060661 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
312 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0706-0661(200109)23:3<312:ANTBOM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Twig blight of the medicinal plant mamaki is very common in the wild on the island of Hawaii. This new disease was shown to be caused by Botryosphaeri a ribis. The fungus also infected leaves of mamaki and produced blackish sp ots of various sizes and shapes. Lesions on the leaf may expand and reach t he petiole and twig. Twig blight of mamaki can originate from direct infect ion of twigs by B. ribis as well as from leaf infection by the fungus.