FIRST REPORT OF LEAF SPOT DISEASE IN BISCHOFIAJAVANICABLUME CAUSED BY PSEUDOPESTALOTIOPSISTHAILANDICA IN INDIAS. Sonowal, R.K. Borah and J. GogoiAbstract Bischofiajavanica Blume is a forest tree species belongs to the family phyllanthaceae which grows all overthe world. During the survey of silviculture nurseries of B. javanica in Lataguri, West Bengal on March2022, seedlings were found affected by a new leaf spot disease. The causal organism was identified asPseudopestalotiopsisthailandica (Accession No. NR_164472.1). Pathogenicity test carried out on B. javanicashowed that the isolated fungus was found infecting the plant from which it was isolated. The fungalpathogen was re-isolated from the infected leaves and confirmed by its morphological features. Scanningof literature has revealed Pseudopestalotiopsisthailandica as a new host record on B. javanicaand this is thefirst report from India. The findings from this study could be beneficial in proper disease monitoring, andeffective management purposes of seedlings of B. javanica. |