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Curvularia tuberculata
(Leaf spot of cyperus )
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Scientific name
Curvularia tuberculata
Common Name
Leaf spot of cyperus
Other Names
Curvularia tuberculata
Distribution
Asia: India, Pakistan.
US Distribution
Not known to occur
Data Reviewed
2024-09-25
Type
fungus
Countries Listing Pest
-
Host Range
rice, chickpea
Acronym
CURVTU
Comments
1 Known Hosts
Zea mays (corn)
Scientific name
Zea mays
Crop
corn
Seed a Pathway
No
Reference
CABI CPC,ISF RPLD,CURVTU-1,CURVTU-2
Comments:
One article (CURVTU-2) isolated the fungus from maize leaves. No evidence could be found that C. tuberculata infects maize seed or can be seedborne.
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CABI CPC
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
ISF RPLD
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. pestlist.worldseed.org Nyon Switzerland
CURVTU-1
De Luna, L. Z., Watson, A. K., & Paulitz, T. C. (2002). Seedling blights of Cyperaceae weeds caused by Curvularia tuberculata and C. oryzae. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 12(2), 165-172.
CURVTU-2
Jain, B. L. (1962). Two new species of Curvularia. Transactions of the British Mycological Society, 45(4), 539-544.
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