Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2009) 4, 120-123

O.L. Pereira, D.C. Dutra and L.A.S. Dias (2009)
Lasiodiplodia theobromae is the causal agent of a damaging root and collar rot disease on the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas in Brazil
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4 (1), 120-123
Abstract: A damaging root and collar rot disease caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae was observed on adult plants of Jatropha curcas in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, Brazil. This is the first report of this disease in Brazil, previously only known from India.
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Database assignments for author(s): Olinto L. Pereira

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lasiodiplodia theobromae	Jatropha (crop)	Brazil (south)