Natural infection of jatobá by Phomopsis sp. in Federal District

The fungus Phomopsis sp. was isolated consistently from samples exhibiting leaf symptoms on jatobá (Hymenaea stigonocarpa) in Federal District, Brazil, in 1999. In the greenhouse, ten plants were inoculated and ten were left untreated. Leaf symptoms on jatobá were observed after one week on wounded inoculated leaves, and Phomopsis sp. was successfully reisolated from disease tissue. No symptoms were seen on control plants. This is the first report of Phomopsis sp. found on jatobá in Brazil, under natural field conditions. This isolate also was inoculated on leaves of 13 plant species and caused leaves symptoms in 12 those plant tested for pathogenicity. The isolate was not pathogenic to Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa plants