Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology (2016) 38, 103-106

Jaturong Kumla, Nakarin Suwannarach and Saisamorn Lumyong (2016)
First report of Phoma leaf spot disease on cherry palm caused by Phoma herbarum in Thailand
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 38 (1), 103-106
Abstract: A leaf spot disease caused by Phoma herbarum was observed in a plantation of cherry palm (Pseudophoenix sargentii) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The fungus was isolated from lesions on leaves and pathogenicity tests showed that Ph. herbarum could infect P. sargentii, producing the same symptoms after inoculation as those observed naturally in the field. The fungus was identified based on morphological characteristics and confirmed using comparisons of DNA sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS)1, 2 and 5.8S rDNA. This is the first report of this disease on cherry palm.
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Database assignments for author(s): Saisamorn Lumyong

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.
	Phoma herbarum	Pseudophoenix (genus)	Thailand