Jayasinghe, C.K.Wettasinghe, J.L.P.C.2012-06-252012-06-251998Journal of the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka81pp.23-28https://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/8704Culture characteristics of Geotrichum sp. isolate IMI 354411, a fungus responsible for the saprophytic colonization on Hevea roots are described. It was also shown that this fungus could be easily distinguished from Regidoporus lignosus, a devastating pathogens of Hevea roots, by the zonate and cloudy appearence of its colonies on malt agar with a cream undersurface and the disarticulating hyphae which later break upto arthric conidia.BotanyFungiRubberHevea brasiliensisPlant diseasesArticle