Claim · model-written summary
Dichondra leaves had necrotic spots at French and Italian survey sites.
- Taxon
- D. repens
Dichondra repense0 - Outcome
- brownish, necrotic spotse0
- Setting
- Francee0
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Verbatim
e0“brownish, necrotic spots on leaves of D. repens in Antibes, Cannes, Menton, Nice, and Vallauris (France) and in Arma di Taggia, Diano Marina, Imperia, La Mortola, Ospedaletti, San Remo, and Ventimiglia (Italy)”
t0“Dichondra repens”
Title
L. Cardin; B. Delecolle; B. Moury Plant Disease 2005. doi:10.1094/pd-89-1012a
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Observation Symptoms were more intense in spring on young leaves and persisted all year on older leaves.
- Observation Alternaria dichondrae was identified from leaf spots.
- Observation Cercospora sp. was identified on D. repens and had not previously been reported on the host.
- Intervention effect Inoculated Alternaria dichondrae produced necrotic spots like natural infections.
- Intervention effect Inoculated Cercospora sp. produced necrotic spots like natural infections.
- Intervention effect One ppm pyremethanil completely inhibited A. dichondrae growth on agar.
- Intervention effect Diethofencarb plus carbendazine completely inhibited Cercospora sp. growth.
- Observation Rust telia were observed on D. repens leaves.
- Observation Rust caused leaf yellowing, curling and erect petioles.
- Observation The rust fungus was classified as Puccinia, newly reported as a D. repens pathogen.
- Observation Alternaria dichondrae disease was not severe or widespread.
- Observation Cercospora sp. disease was not severe or widespread.
- Observation Puccinia sp. prevalence tended to increase over time.
- Recommendation The authors call for appropriate treatments for infected turf grasses.