Note: new hosts of Ampelomyces quisqualis Ces. from Sikkim.
Srivastava L. S.
Author Affiliation: ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Tadong 737 102, Sikkim, India.
Journal of Hill Research 13 :41
Abstract : During a disease survey in Sikkim, pycnidia, mycelia and spores of the hyperparasite A. quisqualis were found infesting a range of powdery mildew species, including Oidium mangiferae on mangoes, Oidium sp. on rice bean (Vigna umbellata) and horsegram (Macrotyloma uniflorum), Erysiphe polygoni on Cyphomandra betacea and cowpeas (V. unguiculata), E. cichoracearum on tomatoes, and O. caesalpiniacearum on Bauhinia purpurea.