{"title":"First report of Epicoccum sorghinum causing leaf spot on apricot (Prunus armeniaca) in Pakistan","authors":"Waqas Ahmad, Shahid Hussain, Usman Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shakir Ullah","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01088-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01088-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During June–July 2024, brown leaf spot symptoms were observed on apricot trees (<i>Prunus armeniaca</i> L.) in Swat, Pakistan. The symptoms manifested as small, irregular, brown to tan necrotic lesions with distinct dark margins. Fungal isolation from infected leaves, followed by morphological characterization and multi-locus sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2), and large subunit (LSU) regions, revealed <i>Epicoccum sorghinum</i> as the causal pathogen. Pathogenicity tests were conducted in accordance with Koch’s postulates which confirmed that inoculated leaves developed symptoms identical to those observed in the field. This study represents the first report of <i>E. sorghinum</i> causing leaf spot disease in apricot, thereby expanding its known host range.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147340495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Colletotrichum gigasporum as a causal agent of anthracnose diseases in Anamirta cocculus – a new host record from India","authors":"Shambhu Kumar, Kalathil Thodi Mufeeda, Shivannegowda Mahadevakumar, Raghvendra Singh","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01122-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01122-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fish berry (<i>A. cocculus</i>), a wild woody climber belonging to the Menispermaceae family, is widespread across India and Southeast Asia and holds significant medicinal value, being used in various traditional medicine systems to treat ailments such as fever and skin diseases. Recent research is investigating its pharmacological potential, particularly its antimicrobial, anticancer, and pesticidal properties. Through precise isolation, cultural and morphological characterization, supported by multigene phylogenetic analysis (ITS-<i>GAPDH-TUB2</i>) and pathogenicity tests, the pathogen associated with anthracnose of <i>A. cocculus</i> was identified as <i>Colletotrichum gigasporum</i>, a well-known phytopathogen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of anthracnose caused by <i>C. gigasporum </i>on <i>A. cocculus </i>in India. This research highlights the correct identification of biotic threats posing negative impacts on medicinal plant <i>A. cocculus</i>, emphasizing the need for regular monitoring, research on epidemiology, and effective management of this disease to overcome its impacts by reducing productivity loss.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div><div><p>Graphical Abstract of <i>C. gigasporum </i>causing anthracnose on <i> A. cocculus.</i> </p></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147340417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehrdad Abbasi, Mary Catherine Aime, Gurcharn Singh Brar
{"title":"First report of Uromyces aecidiiformis causing leaf rust on Persian Lily (Fritillaria persica) in Iran","authors":"Mehrdad Abbasi, Mary Catherine Aime, Gurcharn Singh Brar","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01087-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01087-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Leaf rust caused by <i>Uromyces aecidiiformis</i> is reported on Persian lily (<i>Fritillaria persica</i>) from Markazi Province, Iran, and Western Asia for the first time. The rust is a destructive disease, with almost 100% incidence at the collection site. The fungus identity was confirmed by macro- and micro-morphological studies, as well as partial sequencing of the 28S subunit of the ribosomal DNA repeat.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147340106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md. Shariar Hossain Sazzad, Syeda Munjiba Islam, Sadikul Islam Nayon, Sabrina Saniat Ayon, Romel Ahmed, Mohammed Masum Ul Haque
{"title":"First report of Colletotrichum siamense causing leaf blight on teak (Tectona grandis) in Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Shariar Hossain Sazzad, Syeda Munjiba Islam, Sadikul Islam Nayon, Sabrina Saniat Ayon, Romel Ahmed, Mohammed Masum Ul Haque","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01120-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01120-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Teak (<i>Tectona grandis</i> Linn. f.) is one of the most valuable and ecologically important tree species due to its high-quality timber and numerous industrial uses worldwide. During surveys conducted in February 2025, a new leaf blight disease of teak was observed in several plantations in Sylhet and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Isolates were constantly recovered from the necrotic areas of the leaves. Morphological and cultural features along with multi-gene phylogenetic analyses confirmed the identification of the pathogen as <i>Colletotrichum siamense</i>. Pathogenicity of the pathogen was confirmed on detached healthy leaves through artificial inoculations, fulfilling Koch’s postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of <i>C. siamense</i> causing leaf blight on <i>T. grandis</i> in Bangladesh.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147339994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First Report of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing postharvest brown rot of Peach in India","authors":"Swarnmala Samal, Dinesh Singh","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01084-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01084-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147340081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Conrad Trollip, Stacy Cavanagh, Angus James Carnegie
{"title":"First report of Seiridium cancrinum associated with cypress canker in Australia","authors":"Conrad Trollip, Stacy Cavanagh, Angus James Carnegie","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01125-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01125-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13313-026-01125-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147339993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Nurulita, A. D. W. Geering, K. S. Crew, H.-Y. Chao, S. Harper, J. E. Thomas
{"title":"Development of Specific Diagnostic Assays for the Eleven Main Viruses Infecting Garlic (Allium sativum)","authors":"S. Nurulita, A. D. W. Geering, K. S. Crew, H.-Y. Chao, S. Harper, J. E. Thomas","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01102-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01102-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Commercially grown garlic is usually infected by complex mixtures of carla-, poty-, and allexiviruses. Specific detection of these viruses is difficult, particularly as some such as the allexiviruses exhibit serological cross-reactivity, and intraspecific nucleic acid sequence diversity is relatively large. While next generation sequencing shows much promise as a diagnostic method, it is not yet widely used for routine virus screening, especially in developing countries. The main objective of this study was to develop reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays for each of the most common viruses associated with garlic. Primer specificity was examined in silico using sequences available on GenBank. The assays were then validated using virus isolates of known infection status, and application of the assays demonstrated by testing plants representing forty garlic cultivars grown in a major germplasm collection held at a government research station in South-east Queensland.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13313-026-01102-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147339732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nam Q. Pham, Seonju Marincowitz, Brenda D. Wingfield, Pedro W. Crous, Samuel A. Santos, Alvaro Durán, Marthin Tarigan, Michael J. Wingfield
{"title":"Pseudoteratosphaeria supramediana sp. nov. (Teratosphaeriaceae, Mycosphaerellales), a New Foliar Pathogen on Eucalyptus in Indonesia","authors":"Nam Q. Pham, Seonju Marincowitz, Brenda D. Wingfield, Pedro W. Crous, Samuel A. Santos, Alvaro Durán, Marthin Tarigan, Michael J. Wingfield","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01092-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01092-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The <i>Eucalyptus</i> plantation industry in Indonesia has expanded rapidly during the last few decades. This growth is primarily attributed to the replacement of <i>Acacia mangium</i>, that was severely damaged by diseases. The rapid shift to large-scale monoculture plantations of <i>Eucalyptus</i> has introduced new challenges, particularly the emergence of new disease and pest problems. During routine <i>Eucalyptus</i> disease surveys in Indonesia, symptoms of a new leaf and shoot disease were observed on a single hybrid <i>Eucalyptus grandis</i> × <i>pellita</i> clone in Riau and Kalimantan. Leaf samples were collected, and isolations were made from the disease symptoms. Isolates were identified based on their morphological characteristics and DNA sequence data for seven loci. Phylogenetic analyses of the isolates revealed a novel species of <i>Pseudoteratosphaeria</i>, described here as <i>Pseudoteratosphaeria supramediana</i> sp. nov. A greenhouse pathogenicity test resulted in symptoms similar to those found under field conditions, and the inoculated fungus was consistently reisolated from the resulting lesions. Its appearance in two geographically distinct locations of Indonesia raises the possibility of multiple independent introductions of the pathogen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13313-026-01092-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147339728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First report of Serratia marcescens causing central bud rot of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Iran","authors":"Ali Abbasi, Laleh Ilkhan","doi":"10.1007/s13313-026-01079-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13313-026-01079-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8598,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Plant Pathology","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147339561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}