Plant Pathology (2007) 56, p. 350 (Kamalakannan et al.)

A. Kamalakannan, V. Valluvaparidasan, K. Chitra, E. Rajeswari, K. Salaheddin, D. Ladhalakshmi and A. Chandrasekaran (2007)
First report of root rot of stevia caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in India
Plant Pathology 56 (2), 350-350
Abstract: During a disease survey in 2005 of Stevia rebaudiana in Tamil Nadu, India, a new root rot disease was observed. Symptoms first appeared as yellowing and drooping of the leaves, with wilting of the plants and white cottony mycelial growth at the collar regions. A fungus was consistently isolated from diseased roots corresponding with published descriptions for Sclerotium rolfsii. Pathogenicity was confirmed by inoculation and re-isolation.
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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.
	Athelia rolfsii	Stevia rebaudiana	India