The biological chaercteristic and the host range of Cercospora nicotianae Ell&Ev. were stuided from 1991~1993.The results showed that the optimum temperature for theC. nicotianae to grow was 25~30℃,the lethal temperature was 55℃,the optimal acidity waspH 5~10,the best carbon and nitrogen sources were sucrose and asparagine,It infected 13species of 6 families given for the test which included Nicotiana tobacco,Solanum melongiia,Capsicum annuum,Vicia faba,Phaseolus radiatus,Vigma cyli1idrica,Phaseolus vulgaris,Brassica pelcine...