17 A. Javaid N. Akhtar A. Khan A. Shoaib R. Hafeez Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20162016/12/01 26 6 1894-1898 1018-7081 NA <p>Triangle palm [Dypsis decaryi (Jum.) Beentje &amp; Dansf.] is an important ornamental plant in many palm gardens of the<br>world. Recently, a leaf spot disease on triangle palm was observed in Jinnah Garden, Lahore, Pakistan. Alternaria<br>brassicicola (Schwein.) Wiltshire was isolated, purified and identified on the basis of morphological observations, analysing the Internal Transcribe Spacer (ITS) nucleotide sequence and phylogeny. Pathogenecity testing of the causal<br>organism fulfilled the Koch&rsquo;s postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first leaf spot disease report of triangle palm by A. brassicicola from Pakistan that needs attention for its proper control.</p> Fungal pathogen, Internal Transcribe Spacer sequence, Morphology, Triangle palm Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2016-JAPS-248