Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia:Apiognomonia lasiopetali on Lasiopetalum sp Blastacervulus eucalyptorum on Eucalyptus adesmophloia,Bullanockia australis (incl. Bullanockia gen. nov.) on Kingia australis, Caliciopsis eucalypti on Eucalyptus marginata, Celerioriella petrophiles on Petrophile teretifolia, Coleophoma xanthosiae on Xanthosia r...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; No Brasil, alguns estudos evolvendo Botryosphaeriales vêm sendo realizados. Mas, diante da enorme diversidade de plantas cultivadas e nativas que são potenciais hospedeiros desse grupo de fungos, torna-se evidente que esses estudos ainda são incipientes. A mandioca é uma cultura de grande importância econômica no Brasil e é afetada por uma doença co...
Here, Quambalaria fabacearum and Neopestalotiopsis brasiliensis are introduced as new species from Brazil, isolated as endophyte from Mimosa tenuiflora and causing post-harvest rot disease on fruits of Psidium guajava, respectively. Diaporthe inconspicua is emended to include a more detailed morphological description. Neopestalotiopsis egyptiaca is reported as new to the Americas and as causing post-harvest rot...
Macrophomina is a genus belonging to Botryosphaeriaceae that comprises well-known necrotrophic pathogens related to hundreds of plant hosts around the world. Historically, M. phaseolina is the causal agent of charcoal rot in several crops, mainly in tropical and subtropical areas around the world. However, after a recent genetic diversity study using morphological and molecular approaches, which resulted in the...
The global expansion of cultivation areas of Jatropha has contributed to the emergence of various diseases. Currently in Brazil, the occurrence of a new disease has been reported that not only reduces the productivity but also causes the death of Jatropha. This disease is associated with collar and root rot of plants. From morphological and phylogenetic studies (based on Internal Transcribed Spacers, β-tubulin ...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; A partir da iniciativa do Governo Federal em introduzir o biodiesel na matriz energética brasileira, surgiu a necessidade de se pesquisar plantas oleaginosas potenciais para produção de matéria-prima para este biocombustível. O pinhão manso (Jatropha curcas) tem se destacado por ser uma planta perene, de fácil manejo, além de produzir sementes com a...