Chiang Mai Journal of Science

Print ISSN: 0125-2526 | eISSN : 2465-3845

1,647
Articles
Q3 0.80
Impact Factor
Q3 1.3
CiteScore
7 days
Avg. First Decision
Outline
Figures and Tables
ARTICLE METRICS
Views 1,858
Downloads 807

Fig Rust Caused by Cerotelium fici: Past, Present and Future

Shubhi Avasthi, Ajay K. Gautam, Rajnish K. Verma, K.C. Rajeshkumar and Ashwani Kumar
* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: ajay.gautam@patanjali.res.in
Volume: Vol.50 No.4 (July 2023)
Review Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12982/CMJS.2023.042
Received: 15 April 2023, Revised: 3 July 2023, Accepted: 3 July 2023, Published: -

Citation: Avasthi S., Gautam A.K., Verma R.K., Rajeshkumar K. and Kumar A., Fig rust caused by Cerotelium fici: Past, present and future. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2023; 50(4): e2023042. DOI 10.12982/CMJS.2023.042.

Abstract

       Fig rust is one of the serious fungal diseases caused by Cerotelium fici which causes great loss to the overall growth and yield of the plant. This disease is generally characterized by pale reddish-brown to reddish-brown angular leaf spots, typically found on the adaxial surfaces of the leaves, whereas the corresponding abaxial surface of the same leaves was covered with a lot of orange rust pustules. With the progression of this rust disease, angular spots fused to form necrotic patches whereas, leaf edges curled upward. Premature abscission of leaves takes place, leaving bare branches and unripe fruits. This disease showed its global distribution in tropical and subtropical areas, however, the highest distribution was found in the African continent (18 countries) followed by Asia (14 countries), North & South America (10 countries each), Europe (8 countries) and 7 countries in the Oceanian continent. Apart from the rust pathogen Cerotelium fici, the Phakospora nishidana was also reported to cause fig rust which has created confusion on the identity of C. fici as a fig rust pathogen. This suggests a need to re-examine all specimens of fig rust at the global scale, based on morphological and modern DNAbased methods so that the taxonomic ambiguities on fig rust pathogens can be resolved and suitable control methods can be implemented to avoid serious crop and yield loss.

Keywords: fig rust, taxonomy, history, distribution, disease, management

Related Articles

Roussoella yangjiangensis sp. nov. (Roussoellaceae, Pleosporales), A Holomorphic Fungus in Guangdong Province, China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2026.003.

Hai-Jun Zhao, Kevin David Hyde, Mingkwan Doilom, Ausana Mapook, Natsaran Saichana and Wei Dong*

Vol.53 No.1 (January 2026)
Research Article View: 687 Download: 53
Sexual and Asexual Morphs of Thyronectria kunmingensis sp. nov. (Nectriaceae) From Yunnan, China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2025.065.

Zaw L. Tun, Vinodhini Thiyagaraja, Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun, Sajeewa N. Maharachchikumbura, Fatimah Al-Otibi and Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.52 No.5 (September 2025)
Research Article View: 863 Download: 166
Phylogenetic and Morphological Characterization of Beltraniaceae Species from Litchi and Longan Litter in Southern China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2025.045.

Yun-hui Yang, Chun-fang Liao, Ishara Sandeepani Manawasinghe, Kevin David Hyde, Zhang-yong Dong, Biao Xu, Fatmah Alotibi, Pattana Kakumyan and Chitrabhanu Sharma Bhunjun

Vol.52 No.4 (July 2025)
Research Article View: 2,005 Download: 199
An Online Database on Fungicolous Fungi: https://www.fungicolousfungi.org
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2025.026.

Achala J. Gajanayake, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Feng-Ming Yu, Jing-Zu Sun, Thatsanee Luangharn, Naritsada Thongklang and Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.52 No.3 (May 2025)
Research Article View: 1,100 Download: 623
Addition to Paraleptosphaeria species (Leptosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales): Paraleptosphaeria senecionis sp. nov., associated with Asteraceae
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2025.014.

Ausana Mapook, Erio Camporesi and Kevin David Hyde

Vol.52 No.2 (March 2025)
Research Article View: 942 Download: 226
Maize Downy Mildew (Peronosclerospora neglecta) in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2024.062.

Manorat Sudsanguan, Roger G. Shivas, Yu Pei Tan, Chanintorn Doungsa-ard, Khonesavane Chittarath, Chhun Hy Heng and Sarunya Nalumpang

Vol.51 No.4 (July 2024)
Research Article View: 2,727 Download: 1,044
Termitomyces flavus sp. nov. (Lyophyllaceae, Agaricales), a New Species from Northern Thailand
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2024.060.

Song-Ming Tang, E-Xian Li, Hong-Mei Luo, Cheng-Ce Ao, Tong Lv and Shu-Hong Li

Vol.51 No.4 (July 2024)
Research Article View: 1,560 Download: 888
Effect of Silicon on the Fruit Quality and Disease Response to Gummy Stem Blight in Cucumber
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2023.073.

Phukjira Chan-in, Benjamaporn Wangkaew, Nattawat Anankul, Yuenyad Teerawatsakul, Vinodhini Thiyagaraja, Nisachon Tamakaew, Patchareeya Withee, Sukanya Haituk, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon and Tonapha Pusadee

Vol.50 No.6 (November 2023)
Research Article View: 2,126 Download: 602
Two Novel Records of Agaricus (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from Southwest China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2023.061.

Wen-Hua Lu, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Jaturong Kumla, Dong-Qin Dai, Samantha C. Karunarathna and Xiao-Yan Wang

Vol.50 No.6 (November 2023)
Research Article View: 1,908 Download: 494
Introducing Nigrograna wuhanensis sp. nov. (Nigrogranaceae, Pleosporales) from Camellia japonica in China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2023.025.

Yong-xin Shu, Ruo-lin Cheng, Jia-lin Huang, Kai-lin Li, Si-zheng Zhao, Hai-jun Zhao, Wei Dong, Zhang-yong Dong, Mingkwan Doilom and Biao Xu

Vol.50 No.3 (May 2023)
Research Article View: 1,650 Download: 831
Two New Records of Agaricales (Psilocybe papuana and Cystoagaricus populinus) from China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2023.005.

Yi Jiang, Di Zhang, Muhammad Idrees, Xiaobin Li, Jinmei Zhou and Jize Xu

Vol.50 No.1 (January 2023)
Research Article View: 1,984 Download: 1,383
Lactarius pseudoaurantiozonatus (Russulales), A New Species of Lactarius subgenus Lactarius from China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.080.

Song-Ming Tang, Komsit Wisitrassameewong, Feng-Ming Yu, Lei Ye, Lin Gao and Luo Xia

Vol.49 No.5 (September 2022)
Research Article View: 1,923 Download: 1,098
A New Species (Fuscosporella xingyiensis sp. nov.) and a New Record (Sporoschisma chiangraiense) of Wood- Decay Fungi from Guizhou, China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.056.

Xia Xu, Nalin N. Wijayawardene , Chunsheng Long, Xiaobing Li , Min Cheng, Di Wang, Meizhu Wang, Feng Wang, Yanxia Liu, Qirui Li and Yingqian Kang

Vol.49 No.3 (Special Issue II : May 2022)
Research Article View: 2,328 Download: 546
Lepiota lilacea (Agaricales, Basidiomycota), a New Record from Pakistan
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.054.

Arooj Naseer, Sana Jabeen, Samia Khanum, Bushra Waseem and Abdul Nasir Khalid

Vol.49 No.3 (Special Issue II : May 2022)
Research Article View: 1,981 Download: 818
A New Tropical Species Of Lycoperdon Subgenus Morganella (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) From Yunnan Province, China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.051.

Lei Ye, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Huili Li, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Jaturong Kumla, Jianchu Xu, Mahesh C. A. Galappaththi and Peter E. Mortimer

Vol.49 No.3 (Special Issue II : May 2022)
Research Article View: 6,512 Download: 606
First Report of Occultibambusa jonesii on Para Grass (Brachiaria mutica) in Yunnan, China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.048.

Sheng Xu, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hong-Bo Jiang, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Jian-Bo Yang, Jian-Chu Xu and Saisamorn Lumyong

Vol.49 No.3 (Special Issue II : May 2022)
Research Article View: 1,913 Download: 435
Two New Species of Allodiatrype from Monsoon Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest in Pu’er, Yunnan, China
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.047.

Xin-Hao Li, Hai-Xia Wu, Jin-Chen Li, Jia-Yu Song, Qiang Wang, Itthayakorn Promputtha and Nalin N. Wijayawardene

Vol.49 No.3 (Special Issue II : May 2022)
Research Article View: 6,508 Download: 521
Novel and Surprising Host Associations of Diaporthe (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) Species from Italy
DOI: 10.12982/CMJS.2022.028.

Pranami D. Abeywickrama, Erio Camporesi, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Kevin D. Hyde, Jiye Yan, Wei Zhang and Xinghong Li

Vol.49 No.2 (March 2022)
Research Article View: 2,251 Download: 1,009
Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) and Kandelia candel (Rhizophoraceae), Two New Host Records for Alternaria gaisen from Taiwan
page: 1478 - 1499

Chada Norphanphoun, Sinang Hongsanan, Jayarama Darbhe Bhat, Chang-Hsin Kuo and Kevin David Hyde

Vol.48 No.6 (November 2021)
Research Article View: 2,010 Download: 618
www.basidio.org: An Online Platform for the Classification, Identification and Nomenclature of Taxa within Basidiomycota
page: 1186 - 1198

Bhavesh Raghoonundon, Rui-Lin Zhao, Mao-Qiang He, Teun Boekhout, Bart Buyck, Bao-Kai Cui, Naveed Davoodian, József Geml, Makoto Kakishima, Tai-Hui Li, Eric H.C. McKenzie, Olivier Raspé, Else C. Vellinga, Annemieke Verbeken, Alfredo Vizzini and Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.48 No.5 (September 2021)
Research Article View: 27,574 Download: 1,957
Two Pleurotus Species (Pleurotaceae) From Lao People’s Democratic Republic
page: 1224 - 1235

Monthien Phonemany, Olivier Raspé, Phongeun Sysouphanthong, Allen Grace T. Niego, Naritsada Thongklang, Boontiya Chuankid and Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.48 No.5 (September 2021)
Research Article View: 2,391 Download: 534
Pluteus cervinus and Laccaria moshuijun (Agaricales, Basidiomycota), New Records from Pakistan
page: 909 - 921

Muhammad Ishaq, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Lucas Dauner, Suhail Asad, Muhammad Binyamin Khan, Shariat Ullah, Muhammad Fiaz, Abdul Nasir Khalid

Vol.48 No.3 (Special Issue I : May 2021)
Research Article View: 1,830 Download: 147
A Challenge for Mushroom Growers: Daldinia eschscholtzii Associated with Oyster Mushroom Growing Substrate
page: 774 - 786

Achala J. Gajanayake, Milan C. Samarakoon, Digvijayini Bundhun, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Thatsanee Luangharn and Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.48 No.3 (Special Issue I : May 2021)
Research Article View: 1,900 Download: 529
Diversity and Molecular Phylogeny of Some Boletes from Three Conserved Forests in Chiang Mai, with Four New Records (Chiua viridula, Neoboletus obscureumbrinus, Parvixerocomus pseudoaokii and Xerocomus nigromaculatus) of Thailand
page: 867 - 883

Sutheera Thongkantha, Sulichet Thongklam, Eric H.C. McKenzie, Saisamorn Lumyong, Wasu Pathom-aree and Boonsom Bussaban

Vol.48 No.3 (Special Issue I : May 2021)
Research Article View: 1,566 Download: 114
Addition to Phaeosphaeria: Eriobotrya japonica a New Host of Phaeosphaeria acaciae
page: 922 - 930

Chunfang Liao, Anuruddha Karunarathne, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Mingkwan Doilom, Jianchu Xu, K.W. Thilini Chethana, Lucas A.P. Dauner, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma

Vol.48 No.3 (Special Issue I : May 2021)
Review Article View: 1,619 Download: 116
Progress in Rhizopus Taxonomy and Production of L-Lactic Acid
page: 760 - 773

Srisakul Trakarnpaiboon, Nakarin Suwannarach, Sirirat Siripornvisal and Vichien Kitpreechavanich

Vol.48 No.3 (Special Issue I : May 2021)
Review Article View: 1,306 Download: 845
Hymenagaricus saisamornae sp. nov. (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Northern Thailand
page: 827 - 836

Jaturong Kumla, Nakarin Suwannarach and Nopparat Wannathes

Vol.48 No.3 (Special Issue I : May 2021)
Research Article View: 1,926 Download: 740
Lepiota section Stenosporae (Agaricaceae): two new records to Lao People's Democratic Republic
page: 49 - 56

Phongeun Sysouphanthong, Naritsada Thongklang, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom, Wipornpan Nuangmek and Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.47 No.1 (January 2020)
Research Article View: 2,023 Download: 617
Notes on the Medicinal Mushroom Chanhua (Cordyceps cicadae (Miq.) Massee)
page: 1023 - 1035

Ling-Sheng Zha, Yuan-Pin Xiao, Rajesh Jeewon, Xiao Zou, Xu Wang, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Prapassorn D. Eungwanichayapant, Eric H.C. McKenzie, Kevin D. Hyde and Ting-Chi Wen

Vol.46 No.6 (November 2019)
Research Article View: 2,391 Download: 875
Leucoagaricus houaynhangensis (Agaricaceae), A New Yellowish-green Species from Lao People’s Democratic Republic
page: 1287 - 1295

Phongeun Sysouphanthong*, Somsanith Bouamanivong, Thaviphone Salichanh, Nakhonekham Xaybouangeun, Phuping Sucharitakul, Maslin Osathanunkul and Chatmongkon Suwannapoom

Vol.45 No.3 (May 2018)
Research Article View: 1,857 Download: 395
The genus Hyboella Hancock in Thailand (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae: Metrodorinae)
page: 125 - 131

Ling-sheng Zha, Ting-chi Wen, Ji-chuan Kang*, Kevin D. Hyde

Vol.44 No.1 (JANUARY 2017)
Research Article View: 1,614 Download: 359
Micropsalliota brunneosquamata, a New Species from Thailand
page: 689 - 694

Jie Chen [a,b,c], Kevin D. Hyde [b,c], Ali H. Bahkali [d] and Rui-Lin Zhao* [a]

Vol.43 No.4 (JULY 2016)
Research Article View: 1,638 Download: 435
An Investigation on North Adana (Turkey) Myxomycetes
page: 54 - 67

Hayri Baba* [a], Murat Zmre [a], Muharrem Gelen [a]

Vol.43 No.1 (JANUARY 2016)
Research Article View: 1,558 Download: 328
The Genus Butea Roxb. ex Willd. (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) in Thailand
page: 367 - 375

Sakuntala Ninkaew and Pranom Chantaranothai

Vol.42 No.2 (APRIL 2015)
Research Article View: 1,144 Download: 408
Pestalotiopsis keteleeria sp. Nov., Isolated from Keteleeria pubescens in China
page: 885 - 893

Yu Song, Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura, Yu-Lan Jiang, Kevin D. Hyde and Yong Wang*

Vol.41 No.4 (SPECIAL ISSUE 1)
Research Article View: 1,532 Download: 280
Inonotus Andersonii and I. Krawtzewii: Another Case of Molecular Sequencing-Based Diagnosis of Morphologically Similar Species
page: 789 - 797

Li-Wei Zhou*, Josef Vlasak Jr, Josef Vlasak

Vol.41 No.4 (SPECIAL ISSUE 1)
Research Article View: 1,444 Download: 430
Two New Species in Agaricus Tropical Clade I
page: 771 - 780

Samantha C. Karunarathna, Jacques Guinberteau, Jie Chen, Else C. Vellinga, Rui-Lin Zhao, Ekachai Chu

Vol.41 No.4 (SPECIAL ISSUE 1)
Research Article View: 1,578 Download: 431
Diversity of Figs and Their Pollinators in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
page: 638 - 647

Yaowanit Tarachai, Prachaval Sukumalanand, Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, Stephen G. Compton and

Vol.38 No.4 (OCTOBER 2011)
Research Article View: 1,691 Download: 324
Outline
Figures