蓖麻籽是一种重要的化工原料。近年来,由于栽培面积的不断扩大,不少地区蓖麻枯萎病不断发生和蔓延。据在荆州地区调查的情况来看,该病在天门、钟祥,荆门、潜江、京山等县都有不同程度的发生和为害。经鉴定,病原菌为头孢霉属(Cephalosporium)。据记载,该属只能在部分树本以及大豆等少数作物上寄生,还未见在蓖麻上为害的报道。为此,我们对该病进行了初步研究,现将部分结果报道如下。 Castor is an important chemical raw material. In recent years, due to the continuous expansion of cultivation area, many areas of castor wilt disease continue to occur and spread. According to the investigation in Jingzhou area, the disease occurred in Tianmen, Zhongxiang, Jingmen, Qianjiang and Jingshan counties in varying degrees. Identified, the pathogen is Cephalosporium (Cephalosporium). According to records, the genus can only parasitism in some trees and a few crops such as soybeans, but no reports of damage on castor have yet been reported. To this end, we conducted a preliminary study of the disease, the results are reported below.