Volume 14: August 2006 - January 2007

• First report of taro black rot caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata in China
  Q. Huang, Y.Y. Wang, Y.Y. Zhao, Y.X. Jiao, X.F. Li, H.R. Chen & Y.Y. Zhu
• Identification of a potyvirus associated with mosaic disease of Narcissus sp. in India
  N. Yadav and J. A. Khan
• First report of Eggplant Mottled Crinkle Virus in Geranium in Iran
  R. Rasoulpour & K. Izadpanah
• First report of Rice stripe virus outbreak on wheat in China
  R.Y. Xiong, Z.B.Cheng, J.X. Wu, Y.J. Zhou, T. Zhou & X.P. Zhou
• First report of dwarf bunt caused by Tilletia controversa in Latvia
  I. Priekule
• Presence of banana bacterial wilt (Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum) in Rwanda
  R H. Reeder, O. Opolot, J. B. Muhinyuza, V. Aritua, J. Crozier & J. Smith
• Bombacopsis quinata: a new host for Oidiopsis haplophylli in Brazil
  B.A. Halfeld-Vieira, L.M.M. Ferreira & K.L. Nechet
• First report of a 16SrXI Group phytoplasma (Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae) associated with Napier grass stunt disease in Uganda
  S.L. Nielsen, C. Ebong, J. Kabirizi & M. Nicolaisen
• Confirmation of Fusarium solani as the causal agent of die-back of Dalbergia sissoo in Nepal
  D.D. Shakya & P.B. Lakhey
• Association of Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris with little leaf disease of desert rose
  S.K. Raj, M.S. Khan, S. Kumar & S. K. Snehi
• First report of Phytophthora nicotianae causing blight of Dendrobium candidum in Zhejiang province, China
  J.-Z. Zhang, J. Li & T. Xu
• First report of Pythium ultimum var. ultimum causing damping off on okra in Japan
  K. Kida, M. Tojo, K. Yano & S. Kotani
• First report of a 16SrII group phytoplasma associated with die-back diseases of papaya and citrus in Ethiopia
  Y. Arocha, B. Bekele, D. Tadesse & P. Jones
• First report of leaf blight of Brachiaria brizantha in Brazil caused by Bipolaris cynodontis
  D.M. Macedo & R.W. Barreto
• Bacterial spot of Chinese taro (Alocasia cucullata) in Brazil induced by Pantoea agglomerans
  R.S. Romeiro, D. Macagnan, H.L. Mendonça & J. Rodrigues Neto
• Tobacco leaf curl Cuba virus infects the weed Malachra alceifolia in Jamaica
  G.C. Hall, A.P. Graham& M.E. Roye
• First report of the downy mildew Peronospora lamii on Salvia officinalis and Rosmarinus officinalis in the UK
  D.R. Humphreys-Jones, A.V. Barnes & C.R. Lane
• First record of Plasmopara obducens (downy mildew) on impatiens in Australia
  J.H. Cunnington, R. Aldaoud, M. Loh, W.S. Washington & G. Irvine
• Psiguria triphylla: a new natural host of Papaya ringspot virus – type W in Brazil
  D.H. Nakano, D.M.F. Sansini, J.E. Buriolla, N.T.V. Junqueira, E.W. Kitajima & J.A.M. Rezende
• First record of downy mildew caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis on bottle gourd in Korea
  Y.J. Choi & H.D. Shin
• First report of a distinct begomovirus associated with okra yellow crinkle disease in Mali
  S.L. Shih, S.K. Green, W.S. Tsai, L.M. Lee & V. Levasseur
• First report of Ascochyta sonchi in Turkey
  C. Eken & İ. Çoruh
• Pathogenicity of Pythium spiculum and Pythium sterilum on feeder roots of Quercus rotundifolia
  J.J. Jiménez, J.E. Sánchez, M.A. Romero, L. Belbahri, A. Trapero, F. Lefort & M.E. Sánchez
• First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ in Prunus avium, P. armeniaca and P. domestica
  N. Mehle, J. Brzin, J. Boben, M. Hren, J. Frank, N. Petrovič, K. Gruden, T. Dreo I. Žežlina, G Seljak & M. Ravnikar
• First report of Stagonospora foliicola on harding grass (Phalaris aquatica) in Argentina
  M.V. Moreno & A.E. Perelló
• First report of Tomato chlorosis virus infecting tomato crops in Sinaloa, Mexico
  P. Alvarez-Ruiz, C. Gámez Jimenez, N. E. Leyva-López & J. Méndez-Lozano
• First report of Rhizoctonia solani causing leaf spot of Adhatoda vasica
  O.P. Verma, N. Singh & P. Sharma
• First record of powdery mildew on Homalocladium platycladum in the Czech Republic
  A. Lebeda, B. Mieslerová, V. Rybka, M. Sedlářová & I. Petrželová
• First report of Papaya ringspot virus infecting papaya in Côte d’Ivoire
  H.A. Diallo, W. Monger, N. Kouassi, D.T.Yoro & P. Jones
• First report of Verticillium wilt of melon caused by Verticillium dahliae in Tunisia
  H. Jabnoun-Khiareddine, M. Daami-Remadi, F. Ayed & M. El Mahjoub
• Basal rot of Alstroemeria spp. caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Argentina
  S.M. Wolcan, H.E. Palmucci & P.J. Grego
• Phytophthora ramorum on three new hosts detected using on-site diagnostics
  P.M. Giltrap, K.J.D. Hughes, V.C. Barton, E. Hobden, P. Barber & K. Izzard
• First report of bacterial soft rot on onion caused by Dickeya sp. (ex Pectobacterium chrysanthemi) in Spain
  A. Palacio-Bielsa, M.A. Cambra & M.M. López
• First report of Phytophthora palmivora on olive trees in Argentina
  G. Lucero, A.M. Vettraino, P. Pizzuolo, C. Di Stefano & A. Vannini
• First report of alstroemeria wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum in India
  V. Shanmugam, S. Kumar, M.K. Singh, R. Verma, V. Sharma & N.S. Ajit
• First report of Phomopsis viticola causing bunch rot of grapes in Australia
  S. Savocchia, L.A. Greer & C.C. Steel
• First report of a Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris infecting tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa) in Sinaloa, México
  M.E. Santos-Cervantes, J.A. Chávez-Medina, J.A. Fierro-Coronado, R.D. Ruelas-Ayala, M.A. Barreras-Soto, J. Méndez-Lozano & N.E. Leyva-López
• First report of Banana bunchy top virus infecting banana in Iran
  K. Bananej, T. Ghotbi & A. Vahdat
• First report of Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus in Italy
  L. Tomassoli & M. Meneghini
• First record of Alternaria petroselini sensu lato causing leaf blight on parsley in Australia
  J.H. Cunnington, E.J. Minchinton, D.P.F. Auer & H.L. Martin
• First report of Turnip mosaic virus on Brassicaceae crops in Turkey
  S. Korkmaz, S. Onder, Y. Tomitaka & K. Ohshima
• First report of stemphylium leaf blight of onion caused by Stemphylium vesicarium in Egypt
  M.H.A. Hassan, A.D.A. Allam, K. A.M. Abo-Elyousr & M.A.M. Hussein
• First report of Narcissus latent virus in New Zealand
  T. Wei, M.N. Pearson & D. Cohen
• First report of Alternaria alternata causing leaf spot on Stevia rebaudiana
  C.K. Maiti, S. Sen, R. Acharya & K. Acharya
• First report of Erysiphe carpinicola (perfect state) in Poland
  A. Wołczańska
• First report of head rot of cabbage and web-blight of snap bean caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG 4 HG-I
  G.H. Yang, J.Y. Chen & W.Q. Pu
• First report of rhododendron powdery mildew on Rhododendron spp. in the Czech Republic
  A. Lebeda, M. Sedlarova, L. Jankovsky & H.D. Shin
• Occurrence of blackleg disease of tobacco caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum in China
  Z.Y. Xia & X.H. Mo
• First report of Tomato leaf curl Joydebpur virus infecting chilli in India
  S.L. Shih, W.S. Tsai, S.K. Green & D. Singh
• Phytophthora hedraiandra occurs on rhododendron in Slovenia
  A. Munda, M. Žerjav and H.-J. Schroers
• First report of brown leaf spot caused by Bipolaris australiensis on Cynodon spp. in China
  K.F. Fang, J.B. Huang & T. Hsiang
• First detection of Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense in Liquidambar styraciflua in Australia
  N. Habili, N. Farrokhi & J.W. Randles
• First report of Aspergillus flavus causing fruit rots of peaches in Greece
  T. Michailides & T. Thomidis
• First report of Phytophthora citricola on Mangifera indica in Spain
  T. Zea-Bonilla, P.M. Martín-Sánchez, J.M. Hermoso, M.P. Carmona, E. Segundo & R.M. Pérez-Jimenéz
• First report of powdery mildew on Deutzia spp. in the UK
  G. Denton and B. Henricot
• First report of powdery mildew (Oidium spp.) on greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) in Hungary
  T. Jankovics
• Detection of Australian grapevine viroid in a grapevine more than 100 years old in Xinjiang, China
  R. Guo, T. Sano, Z. Cheng & S.-F. Li

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