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Stemphylium Primer |
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Authors
Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist
Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Over three Stemphylium species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Stemphylium) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific name of the pathogen species (CAPITAL LETTERS), followed by the various susceptible plant hosts. Words in blue indicate what symptom or disease a given pathogen causes on the listed hosts.
STEMPHYLIUM BOTRYOSUM
Black Leaf Mold:
onion (Allium cepa)
Leafspot:
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
STEMPHYLIUM SOLANI
Gray Leafspot:
tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Leafspot:
sweet pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
STEMPHYLIUM SP.
Dark Necrotic Flecks on Flowers:
Dendrobium sp.
Leafspot:
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
papaya (Carica papaya)
head lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)
Saprophyte on:
Trifolium sp.
Other:
?taro (Colocasia esculenta)
love-in-a-mist (Passiflora foetida)
KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)
DIVISION: Eumycota
SUBDIVISION: Deuteromycotina (The imperfect fungi)
CLASS: Hyphomycetes
ORDER: Hyphales (Moniliales)
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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TYPES OF DISEASES
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Below is a list of graphics that are available for this Genus:
Gray leafspot of tomato
This may be caused by Stemphylium solani.
Agrios, G.N. 1988. Plant Pathology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc: San Diego. 803 pp.
Farr, , D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, and A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS PRESS: St. Paul, Minnesota. 1252 pp.
Raabe, Robert D., Ibra L. Conners, and Albert P. Martinez. 1981. Checklist of Plant Diseases in Hawaii. Hawaii Institute of Agriculture and Human Resources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii (Information Text Series 022).
Streets, R.B. 1982. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: a field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification. The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.
JUNE 1994
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