Machua, JosephJimu, L.Njuguna, J.Wingfield, Michael J.Mwenje, E.Roux, Jolanda2016-07-132016-04Machua, J, Jimu, L, Njuguna, J, Wingfield, MJ, Mwenje, E & Roux, J 2016, 'First report of Teratosphaeria gauchensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus in Kenya', Forest Pathology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 168-170.1437-4781 (print)1439-0329 (online)10.1111/efp.12264http://hdl.handle.net/2263/55777Teratosphaeria stem canker is an important disease of Eucalyptus species in many parts of the world where these trees are intensively propagated in plantations. Symptoms similar to those of Teratosphaeria stem canker were observed on Eucalyptus grandis and a E. grandis x E. camaldulensis hybrid clone in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Symptomatic bark samples were collected from two sites and the associated fungus isolated and identified using DNA sequence analyses of multiple gene regions. The pathogen was identified as Teratosphaeria gauchensis. This represents the first report of the disease and the pathogen in Kenya.en© 2016 Blackwell Verlag GmbH. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : First report of Teratosphaeria gauchensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus in Kenya, Forest Pathology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 168-170, 2016. doi : 10.1111/efp.12264. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.comjournal/10.1111/(ISSN)1439-0329.Teratosphaeria stem cankerEucalyptus speciesImportant diseaseCentral Highlands of KenyaPostprint Article