Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2009) 4, 29-31

M.A. Aghajani, B. Aghapour and T.J. Michailides (2009)
First report of Septoria leaf spot of pistachio in Iran
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 4 (1), 29-31
Abstract: During the summer of 2008, a severe foliar disease was observed on pistachio trees in Golestan Province, in northern Iran. Signs and symptoms of the disease were abundant pycnidia followed by brown spots on leaves. Septoria pistacina was consistently isolated from all the diseased leaves. This is the first report of Septoria leaf spot on pistachio in Iran.
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Database assignments for author(s): Themis J. Michailides

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.
	Septoria pistacina	Pistachio nut and relatives (Pistacia)	Iran