Mycotaxon (2005) 93, 115-121

Victoria Ayala-Escobar, Maria de Jesus Yanez-Morales, Uwe Braun, Johannes Z. Groenewald and Pedro W. Crous (2005)
Cercospora agavicola - a new foliar pathogen of Agave tequilana var. azul from Mexico
Mycotaxon 93 (1), 115-121
Abstract: Cercospora agavicola is newly described and illustrated on Agave tequilana var. azul from Mexico. Koch's postulates were successfully completed, confirming C. agavicola as the causal organism of Agave leaf spot and necrosis. C. agavicola is compared to cercosporoid species based on sequence data derived from the ITS nrDNA region, and part of the elongation factor 1-a, actin, calmodulin and histone H3 genes. Its taxonomic position, generic affinity and relatedness to allied species are discussed on the basis of morphological and molecular data.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pedro W. Crous, Uwe Braun, Johannes Z. Groenewald

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cercospora agavicola	Agave (crop)	Mexico