Occurrence of Powdery Mildew on Eggplant Caused by Leveillula taurica (Lev) Arnaud in Korea

Leveillula taurica(Lev.) Arnaud 의한 가지 흰가루병 발생

Yellow spot or blotch symptoms were observed on the upper surface of eggplant (Solanum melongena. cv: Cheonryang) leaves in a commerical vinyl-house of Hapchon-gun, Kyongnam, Korea. We identified Leveillula taurica(L v.) Arnaud as a pathogen causing powdery mildew of eggplant which was observed newly in Korea. The fungal conidia from eggplant leaves were reinoculated to eggplant, tomato and pepper to confirm the same disease as the symptomatology and morphology of the pathogen.