| Pak. J. Bot., 38(4): 1257-1259, 2006. | Back to Contents | ||||
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CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA ISOLATED FROM VASCULAR BUNDLES OF DECLINING MANGO TREES IN SINDH, PAKISTAN FAISAL S. FATEH, MUNAWAR R. KAZMI, I. AHMAD AND *M. ASHRAF Abstract:
Ceratocystis fimbriata is being considered as one of the contributing
factors in case of mango decline. It is a widely distributed; plant
pathogenic fungus which causes wilt and canker on many woody hosts.
Recently C. fimbriata was reported in Mango Decline from Oman
and now it has been for the first time isolated from declining mango
trees from Sindh, Pakistan. Morphological characteristics show perithecia
brown to black with globose base, necks almost 800-900 µm long
with ostiolar hyphae. Ascospores elliptical 4-8 x 2-5 µm, hyaline,
non septate, hat shaped appearance. Conidiophores hyaline, septate upto
150 µm long. Conidia cylindrical, sometimes in chains, truncate
at the ends.
Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection, National Agricultural
Research Centre, Park Road,
Chak Shehzad, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
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