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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
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.
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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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.
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