Cercospora christellae, a new cercosporoid fungus associated with weed Christella parasitica from northern Thailand

This report is recorded a further contribution to the survey of Cercospora and allied genera in Thailand which has been conducting since 2005. The main aim of the study was to provide a comprehensive database of this group of fungi in this region in order to assist the identification and detection. Cercospora christellae, found on weed Christella parasitica, is described here as a new species. The morphology and phylogenetic examination of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) confirm the new proposed taxon. Journal of Agricultural Technology 2010 Vol.6(2): 331-339