Table 6.
Percent mortality of four host species with isolates of Ceratocystis lukuohia, C. huliohia and Ceratocystis sp. from Syngonium.
| Inoculated host | Source of inoculum1 | Total no. of inoculated plants | Mortality (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrosideros polymorpha | C. lukuohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 44102, P14-1-1) | 12 | 91.7 |
| C. huliohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 46738, P15-59) | 10 | 70.0 | |
| Ceratocystis sp. from Syngonium (CMW 50456, P16-1) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Platanus × acerifolia | C. lukuohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 44102, P14-1-1) | 8 | 0.0 |
| C. huliohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 46738, P15-59) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Ceratocystis sp. from Syngonium (CMW 50456, P16-1) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Syngonium podophyllum | C. lukuohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 44102, P14-1-1) | 8 | 0.0 |
| C. huliohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 46738, P15-59) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Ceratocystis sp. from Syngonium (CMW 50456, P16-1 and CMW 50457, P16-2) | 16 | 75.0 | |
| Colocasia esculenta | C. lukuohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 44102, P14-1-1) | 6 | 16.72 |
| C. huliohia from M. polymorpha (CMW 46738, P15-59) | 6 | 16.72 |
1 CMW = Culture collection of the Tree Pathology Co-operative Program, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa; P = culture collection of the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Hilo, HI.
2 One pseudopetiole of one plant.