Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India
Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour. ) is an evergreen subtropical fruit tree species of Sapindaceae family with a long cultivation tradition in South East Asia. Between July to September of 2014 and 2015, leaves of longan trees were found infected by green algae at experimental farm of National Researc...
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Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour. ) is an evergreen subtropical fruit tree species of Sapindaceae family with a long cultivation tradition in South East Asia. Between July to September of 2014 and 2015, leaves of longan trees were found infected by green algae at experimental farm of National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar (India). The symptoms of the disease appeared on the upper leaf surface as dark gray to reddish-rust coloured lesions, slightly raised with a velvet-like appearance. The disease incidence among leaves was 28. 4-57. 3% while percent disease severity index was 13. 3 to 20. 2. The algal thalli were isolated and cultured successfully on potato dextrose agar and Bold's basal medium but there was no development of sporangiophores and sporangia in culture. In pathogenicity test, inoculums either from naturally infected leaves or from pure culture of algal filaments could not reproduce typical symptom of the disease even up to three months of inoculation. Based on the leaf symptom and morphological characteristics, the pathogen was identified as Cephaleuros virescens Kunze. To our knowledge, this is the first report of leaf spots caused by Cephaleuros virescens on longan trees in India.
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| spelling | doaj.art-002f99a6ec284c1093af640871b115052023-02-23T10:09:17ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchThe Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences0019-50222394-33192019-08-0189810.56093/ijas.v89i8.92834Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in IndiaVINOD KUMAR0AJIT KUMAR DUBEDI ANAL1ALOK KUMAR GUPTA2VISHAL NATH3Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842 002, IndiaYoung Professional, ICAR-National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842 002, IndiaScientist, ICAR-National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842 002, IndiaDirector, ICAR-National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842 002, India Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour. ) is an evergreen subtropical fruit tree species of Sapindaceae family with a long cultivation tradition in South East Asia. Between July to September of 2014 and 2015, leaves of longan trees were found infected by green algae at experimental farm of National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar (India). The symptoms of the disease appeared on the upper leaf surface as dark gray to reddish-rust coloured lesions, slightly raised with a velvet-like appearance. The disease incidence among leaves was 28. 4-57. 3% while percent disease severity index was 13. 3 to 20. 2. The algal thalli were isolated and cultured successfully on potato dextrose agar and Bold's basal medium but there was no development of sporangiophores and sporangia in culture. In pathogenicity test, inoculums either from naturally infected leaves or from pure culture of algal filaments could not reproduce typical symptom of the disease even up to three months of inoculation. Based on the leaf symptom and morphological characteristics, the pathogen was identified as Cephaleuros virescens Kunze. To our knowledge, this is the first report of leaf spots caused by Cephaleuros virescens on longan trees in India. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/92834Algal leaf spotCephaleuros virescensGreen algaeLongan |
| spellingShingle | VINOD KUMAR AJIT KUMAR DUBEDI ANAL ALOK KUMAR GUPTA VISHAL NATH Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Algal leaf spot Cephaleuros virescens Green algae Longan |
| title | Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India |
| title_full | Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India |
| title_short | Occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan (Dimocarpus longan ) caused by Cephaleuros virescens in India |
| title_sort | occurrence of algal leaf spot on longan dimocarpus longan caused by cephaleuros virescens in india |
| topic | Algal leaf spot Cephaleuros virescens Green algae Longan |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/92834 |
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