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Bipolaris Primer |
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Authors
Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist
Stephan A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Seven Bipolaris species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Bipolaris) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific and 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
BIPOLARIS CYNODONTIS
Leaf Blight:
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
BIPOLARIS HAWAIIENSIS
Flecks on Flowers:
Dendrobium sp.
BIPOLARIS ORYZAE
Brown Spot:
rice (Oryzae sativa)
BIPOLARIS RAVENELII
Sooty Spike:
smut grass (Sporobolus africanus)
West Indies smut grass (Sporobolus indicus)
BIPOLARIS SETARIAE
Dark Necrotic Flecks on Flowers:
Dendrobium sp.
Leafspot:
California or para grass (Brachiaria mutica)
kikuyu grass (Panicum clandestinum)
BIPOLARIS SOROKINIANA
Dark Necrotic Flecks on Flowers:
Dendrobium sp.
Seedling Blight:
seaside bentgrass (Agrostis palustris)
BIPOLARIS UROCHLOAE
Dark Necrotic Flecks on Flowers:
Dendrobium sp.
Leafspot:
molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora)
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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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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