Diplodia rosarum . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Abstract

A description is provided for Diplodia rosarum, which has been implicated in canker or dieback of cultivated roses. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (USA (California, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas), Brazil, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, India, (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Cuba, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Irish Republic, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine and UK), hosts (Rosa arvensis, R. banksiana, R. canina, R. centifolia, R. corymbifera, R. hybrida, R. multiflora, R. spinosissima, R. tomentosa, R. willmottiae and Rosa sp.) and associated fungi (Botryotinia fuckeliana, Hendersonula sp., Macrophoma camarana, Microdiplodia rosarum, Coniothyrium olivaceum, Pleospora herbarum f. microspora and Valsa ambiens).