Four New Records of Phytopathogenic Fungus Cercospora from India

During 2020-2021 occurrence of new records of Cercosporoid fungi causing leaf spots disease on wild plants of North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Burdwan district of West Bengal. The typical disease symptoms were observed on both surface of leaves. Disease spots dry, necrotic, dark olivaceous brown in colour. On the basis of morphological and microscopic characteristics of the fungus Cercospora sp. were found to be associated with the leaf spots disease. These Cercosporoid fungi have been described and illustrated, viz. Cercospora phyllanthicola; C. ricinella, C. ternateae and C. traversiana on Phyllanthus indicus L. (Euphorbiaceae), Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae), Clitoria ternate L. (Fabaceae) and Trigonella coeruleae L. (Fabaceae) respectively. The specimens were collected in different parts of Gorakhpur District (UP) and Vardwan (WB). Photographs and the line drawing of the new records from India have been provided.

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Research Article | Published online : 11-Apr-2026