జర్నల్ ఆఫ్ ప్లాంట్ పాథాలజీ & మైక్రోబయాలజీ

నైరూప్య

First Report of Leaf Blight on Ficus religiosa caused by Phyllosticta sp.

Pankaj Sharma, N. Singh and O.P. Verma

A fungal leaf blight disease symptom was observed on Ficus religiosa. The spots were circular to irregular and dark reddish brown in colour. Several spots coalesced to each other and cover large portions on the leaf, which gave a blighted appearance. The fungus after purification the fungus was identified as Phyllosticta sp. This is the first report of leaf blight on F. religiosa caused by Phyllosticta sp. from India.