Occurrence of Ustilago coicis on Coix lachryma-jobi in Thailand. Somkiat Titatarn, Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkhen, Bangkok 9, Thailand. Anchalee Chiengkul, Diloke Unchalisangkas, Weera Chamkrachang, Niyom Chew-Chin, and Anong Chandrasrikul, Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkhen, Bangkok 9, Thailand. Plant Dis. 67:434-435. Accepted for publication 5 November 1982. Copyright 1983 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-434.

A smut on Job's tears (Coix lachryma-jobi) was encountered for the first time in Thailand. This smut was found in the vicinity of Mae Na Rua village of the Muang District in Phayao Province in October 1981. The pathogen was identified as Ustilago coicis.