LETTER TO THE EDITOR

 

Plant pathogenic fungi affecting white ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium K.)

Hongos fitopatógenos afectan la mariposa (Hedychium coronarium K.)

 

 

Dear Sir,

White ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium K.), the Cuban national flower, has been affected by pests in some farms in Havana. The plants showed necrotic areas in leaves and inflorescences. Several samples were analyzed in the Mycology Laboratory at the National Center for Plant and Animal Health (CENSA) in search of the causes. Botrytis spp., Fusarium spp. and Rhizotocnia solani Kühn were found in the inflorescences, meanwhile Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz), Botrytis spp. and R. solani were observed in the leaves. The studies will be continued in order to complete the diagnosis and to determine the appropriate management measures.

Sincerely yours;

 

 

B. Martínez^I, Idania Hernández-Sabourin^II

^INational Center for Plant and Animal Health (CENSA). PO Box 10. San José de Las Lajas. Mayabeque, Cuba.
E-mail: [e-mail].
^IIEstación Provincial de Investigación de la Caña de Azúcar (EPICA). Habana - Artemisa, CREE Pablo Noriega, Cuba.