First Report of Nigrospora sphaerica Causing Leaf Spots on Celtis australis from Himachal Pradesh, India

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Nigrospora sphaerica collected on living leaves of Celtis australis L. (Cannabaceae) from Himachal Pradesh, India is a new host record. Symptoms of the disease on leaves appeared in the form of small, circular to irregular, brown - coloured spots surrounded by a yellow zone. The fungus isolated was identified as Nigrospora sphaerica (Sacc.) E.W. Mason, on the basis of cultural and morphological characters. The fungus is described and illustrated.

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