Fungi associated with leaf rot disease of coconut
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2007-02
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Studies on in vitro isolations of different fungi from leaf rot affected spindles showing early symptoms in a total of 300 palms revealed associa-tion of Colletotridmm gloeosporioides, Exserohilum rostratum, Gliocladium vermoeseni, Fuedrium solani, Fusarium monilifoTtne var. intermedium, Thielaviopsis paradoxa and cylmdrocladium scoparium with tissues of diseased spindles in differential frequencies. Independent recovery of C. gleosporioides,E. rostratum and I'usarium spp. (F. solani and F. monilifofme var. intermedium) from individual spots (leaf pieces) could bt: made in greater frequency. Isolations of fungi in various combinations was also obtained in different frequencies. The presence of only a single fungus or in combinations in individual palm is revealed. Association of more than one fungus with greater number of diseased palms has been brought out and can be attributed to the complex nature of the disease.
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Indian Coconut J. 1993 v-23 i-10 p-2-7