1998 年 1998 巻 45 号 p. 131-133
Leaf blight of beard-tongue Penstemon hybrid and stem and root rot of safflower Carthamus tinctorius L. and small globethistle Echinops ritro L. occurred in Tokyo Metropolis in 1997. A Rhizoctonia species isolated from the diseased plants was identified as Rhizoctonia solani Kühn. Inoculation tests showed that the fungus was the causal agent of these diseases. This is the first report on these diseases in Japan.