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First Report of M yrothecium roridum Causing Leaf Spot on A nthurium andraeanum in C hina
Author(s) -
Ben HaiYan,
Zhao YanJie,
Chai ALi,
Shi YanXia,
Xie XueWen,
Li BaoJu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1111/jph.12264
Subject(s) - biology , leaf spot , pathogenicity , fungus , fungal pathogen , botany , spots , pathogen , horticulture , microbiology and biotechnology
A new severe disease on A nthurium andraeanum Lind. was observed in the summer of 2011 in B eijing, C hina. The fungus was isolated from symptomatic leaves, and its pathogenicity was confirmed. Based on the morphological characteristics and molecular analysis, the pathogen was identified as M yrothecium roridum Tode ex Fr. This is the first report of M . roridum causing leaf spot on A . andraeanum in C hina.