Title of article
New record of boxwood volutella blight fungal agents in Iran
Author/Authors
Mousavi, S. A. Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan - Rasht, Iran , Mousanejad, S Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan - Rasht, Iran , Rouhibakhsh, A Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan - Rasht, Iran , Khodaparast, S.A Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - University of Guilan - Rasht, Iran
Pages
6
From page
181
To page
186
Abstract
During the study on boxwood blight from 2016 to 2017, some isolates of Pseudonectria were isolated from boxwood leaves and branches. Fungi were isolated and purified using conventional methods. According to the morphological characteristics and ITS rDNA sequences, two species of Pseudonectria viz. P. buxi and P. foliicola were identified. Moreover, the pathogenicity of these two species under laboratory and greenhouse conditions were examined. None of the species were able to produce disease on the healthy plant leaves, and leaf wounds were necessary to establish the infection. According to our knowledge, this is the first report of Pseudonectria species on boxwood from Iran.
Keywords
pathogenicity , Pseudonectria foliicola , Pseudonectria buxi , Buxus sempervirens
Journal title
Mycologia Iranica
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2629323
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