Abstract
Abstract A description is provided for Cercospora brassicicola . Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Brassica alba (white mustard), B. alboglabra, B. campestris (bird rape), B. chinensis (chinese cabbage, pak-choi), B. juncea (indian mustard), B. nigra (black mustard), B. oleracea (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower), B. oleracea var. rapa (turnip), B. parachinensis (mock pak-choi), B. pekinensis (chinese cabbage, pe-tsai), Crambe abyssinica (syn. B. abyssinica : Abyssinian kale). DISEASE: Found associated with pale brown, often dark bordered leaf spots. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda), Asia (Burma, India, Malaya, Sri Lanka), East Indies (Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sabah, Sarawak, Solomon Islands), West Indies (Antigua, Trinidad). TRANSMISSION: By air-borne and water-borne conidia and via insects (56, 1791).
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