STUDIES ON PATHOGENIC FUNGI ON Achras sapotae L IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE

The results in two-year systematic investigation on the fungal diseases of Achras sapotae L. in Guangdong Province, showed that the diseases in branches and leaves were the major disease problems during the period of host growth; fruit diseases usually were found in the post-harvest duration;the most destructive disease was anthracnose which could cause a branch dead entirely. Eight species of pathogenic fungi were reported in this paper, two of them were new species to science,namely, Lophodermium sapoti C. F. Zhang et P.K.,Chi,sp. nov.and Didymella sapotae C.F.zhang et P.K.Chi, sp. nov., other species included Glomella cingulata(Stonem.) Spauld etShrenk,Phomopsis sapotae Lal & Rai,Chaetothyrium clavtisorum (Syd.)Hansford,Pestalotiopsis scirrofaciens(N.A. Brown)Y.X. Chen, Botryodipiodiatheobroniae Pat. and Geotrichum candium Link ex Pers. Bilingual discriptionin Latin and Chinese was given.The type specimens are deposited in the fungalcollection of Department of Plant Protection, South China AgriculturalUniversity.