First report of leaf spot disease on sugarcane caused by Bipolaris spicifera in China

Autor: Mei Xin Yan, Shan Hai Lin, Zhan Yun Deng, Cheng Hua Huang, Jin Ju Wei, Zhen Qiang Qin, Wei Hua Huang
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 7:51-53
ISSN: 1833-928X
DOI: 10.1007/s13314-012-0046-x
Popis: A new leaf spot disease of sugarcane caused by Bipolaris spicifera was found for the first time at Luoman town of Liuzhou city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China in 2011. Three pathogenic isolates were obtained and their pathogenicity was confirmed respectively. The pathogenic isolates were identified as B. spicifera based on conidial morphology and rDNA-ITS (internal transcribed spacer) sequences comparison. This is the first report of B. spicifera causing leaf spot on sugarcane in China.
Databáze: OpenAIRE