Biscogniauxia mediterrannea - a wood rotting pathogen.
Ranjana, Monica Basu
Author Affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Journal of Mycopathological Research 50 : 337-339
Abstract : Biscogniauxia mediterranea is a xylariaceous fungus of Phylum Ascomycota. It was collected from different localities of Allahabad from year 2004 to year 2011 on different host trees viz., Azadirachta indica, Butea monosperma, Citrus limon, Delonix regia, Ficus racemosa, Mangifera indica, Shorea robusta and Tamarindus indica belonging to family Anacardiaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Fabaceae, Meliaceae, Moraceae and Rutaceae. It was found to be dangerous pathogen for Citrus limon which ultimately killed the host plant. In this paper description, illustration and reporting of the fungus are presented.