1. First report of downy mildew of carnation caused by Peronospora dianthicola in Japan.
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Kayamori, Miyuki, Sasaki, Jun, Matsui, Rie, Shinmura, Akinori, Horita, Harukuni, and Satou, Mamoru
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CARNATION diseases & pests , *GREENHOUSES , *PERONOSPORA diseases , *DISEASED plants - Abstract
Yellowish lesions with downy, gray growth developed on the leaves of carnations ( Dianthus caryophyllus) in a greenhouse in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, in March 2011. We identified the fungus on diseased plants as Peronospora dianthicola on the basis of the morphologies of the conidia, conidiophores, and oospores. To confirm pathogenicity of the fungus, we inoculated healthy plants with a conidial suspension of the fungus, and the plants developed the same signs and symptoms as the naturally infected plants. We then reidentified P. dianthicola from the diseased lesions. This is the first report of downy mildew of carnation in Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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