Two new species of Cytospora (Diaporthales, Cytosporaceae) causing canker disease of Malus domestica and M. sieversii in Xinjiang, China

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Title: Two new species of Cytospora (Diaporthales, Cytosporaceae) causing canker disease of Malus domestica and M. sieversii in Xinjiang, China
Authors: Guifang Cai, Ying Zhao, Yawei Zhai, Meilin Yan, Rong Ma, Daoyuan Zhang
Source: MycoKeys, Vol 109, Iss , Pp 305-318 (2024)
Publisher Information: Pensoft Publishers, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Botany
Subject Terms: Botany, QK1-989
More Details: Apple tree canker is a serious disease caused by species of Cytospora. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is one of the most important apple-producing areas in China. However, losses due to apple Cytospora canker have seriously damaged the apple industry and affected the economic development of the apple growers in this region. In this study, we used morphological characteristics combined with multilocus phylogenetic analyses of the ITS, act, rpb2, tef1 and tub2 loci to identify isolates from apple (Malus domestica) and wild apple (M. sieversii). As a result, C. hippophaopsis sp. nov. from M. sieversii and C. shawanensis sp. nov. from M. domestica were discovered and proposed herein. Pathogenicity tests were further conducted on 13 varieties of apple and wild apple, which confirmed C. hippophaopsis and C. shawanensis as canker pathogens. Meanwhile, C. hippophaopsis is generally more aggressive than C. shawanensis on the tested varieties of apple and wild apple.
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File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1314-4049
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DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.109.131456
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9c02ad5849d04761a5085ea1efb76bc0
Accession Number: edsdoj.9c02ad5849d04761a5085ea1efb76bc0
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ISSN:13144049
DOI:10.3897/mycokeys.109.131456
Published in:MycoKeys
Language:English