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Phoma Primer

General Information Summary
Pathogens & Hosts Taxonomy Characteristics Disease Types Management Graphics References

Authors

Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist

Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist

Department of Plant Pathology, College of Tropical and Agriculture and Human Resources

University of Hawaii at Manoa

PATHOGENS & HOSTS

Over twelve Phoma species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Phoma) 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.

PHOMA AGAPANTHI

African lily, lily of the Nile (Agapanthus africanus)

PHOMA BARRINGTONIAE

On leaves of:

Barringtonia racemosa

PHOMA DESTRUCTIVA

Fruit Rot, Leaf and Stem Blight:

tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Leafspot:

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

PHOMA GLOMERATA

On Leaf of:

'ohi'a lehua (Metrosideros collina)

PHOMA HENNINGSII

On Dead Pods of:

siris tree or white monkeypod (Albizia lebbek)

PHOMA HERBARUM

Jamaica vervain (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

PHOMA LINGAM

Black Leg:

rutabaga (Brassica campestris var. napobrassica)

cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)

PHOMA MACULARIS

On Dead Tissue of:

roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

PHOMA MUSAE

banana (Musa acuminata, AAA)

kiawe, algaroba (Prosopis pallida)

PHOMA SP.

Black Pod Spot:

Prosopis sp.

Blossom End Rot:

guava (Psidium guajava)

Dieback:

Protea sp.

Fruit Rot:

eggplant (Solanum melongena)

Leafspot:

corn, maize (Zea mays)

On Leaves of:

Cheirodendron sp.

'ohi'a lehua (Metrosideros collina)

On Submerged Branch of:

hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Other:

pineapple (Ananas comosus)

PHOMA SUBCIRCINATA

Pod Blight:

sieva bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

PHOMA TERRESTRIS

Allium sp.

TAXONOMY

KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)

DIVISION: Eumycota

SUBDIVISION: Deuteromycotina (The imperfect fungi)

CLASS: Coelomycetes

ORDER: Sphaeropsidales

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

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TYPES OF DISEASES

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MANAGEMENT

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REFERENCES

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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