Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2017) 12 (60) - Characterisation of ...

Yee Jia Kee, Nur Nadhirah Suhaimi, Latiffah Zakaria and Mohd. Masratul Hawa (2017)
Characterisation of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum causing leaf blight on Sansevieria trifasciata in Malaysia
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 12 (60)
Abstract: Sansevieria trifasciata showing symptoms of leaf blight were observed in several states of Malaysia. Based on morphology and DNA sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region, nine isolates of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum were identified. Phylogenetic analysis grouped the isolates of N. dimidiatum from S. trifasciata with the epitype of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum (CBS499.66) from mango. Pathogenicity test showed that all isolates of N. dimidiatum caused leaf blight on S. trifasciata and fulfilled Koch's postulates.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Neoscytalidium dimidiatum	Sansevieria (crop)	Malaysia