Detection of Annellophragmia coonoorensis Subram. - a new record of sooty mold fungus of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.

摘要

During a routine survey for the collection of microfungi, a sooty mould disease of Butea monosperma was observed in Pachpedi region of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, in January 2007. The severity of the disease increased at an alarming rate by February and caused premature death and rotting of the tree. The sooty mould fungus caused 80-85% damage to the plant. The causal organism was identified as Annellophragmia coonoorensis based on cultural and morphological analyses. This is thought to be the first report of B. monosperma as a host for A. coonoorensis in India.