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First report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing spadix rot in Anthurium andraeanum
Author(s) -
Daengsuwan Wilailuck,
Wonglom Prisana,
Sunpapao Anurag
Publication year - 2020
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.12877
Subject(s) - lasiodiplodia theobromae , biology , internal transcribed spacer , pathogenicity , botany , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , ribosomal rna
Spadix rot was reported in Anthurium andraeanum cultivation farms in southern Thailand. The pathogen was identified as Lasiodiplodia theobromae , based on morphology and the nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and translation elongation factor 1‐α ( EF1 ‐α) genes. Pathogenicity test proved Koch's postulates, supporting that L. theobromae caused spadix rot in A. andraeanum . To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. theobromae causing spadix rot in A. andraeanum , in Thailand and elsewhere.