Feng Lin , Xiaojie Peng , Kai Cai , Haonan Wang , Lifeng Zhou , Xudong Zhou
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Abstract
Viburnum odoratissimum Ker-Gawler is widely cultivated for ornamental purpose and phytochemical potential. Severe leaf spot disease of the plant was observed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. The objective of the study was to determine the disease causal agents and to test their chemical susceptibility. The leaves with typical leaf spot symptoms were sampled, and a total number of 71 fungal isolates obtained. The isolates were assigned to two morphological groups, and multi-loci of selective isolates of each group were sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis disclosed that they reside in the genera of Colletotrichum (C. gloeosporioides, C. fructicola, and C. karstii) and Corynespora (Corynespora cassiicola). The study represents the new host records of C. fructicola and C. karstii. The pathogenicity test showed that Corynespora cassiicola was most pathogenic to V. odoratissimum plants than three Colletotrichum species. The susceptibility to fungicides test disclosed that both Corynespora cassiicola and C. fructicola are sensitive to QoIs fungicides such as pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, and picoxystrobin, and pyraclostrobin demonstrated the most inhibitory activity. We thus propose to apply QoIs fungicides for V. odoratissimum leaf disease management. The study provides the knowledge on the pathogenic fungal species causing leaf spot disease on V. odoratissimum in China and the information on disease chemical control.
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The Editors of Crop Protection especially welcome papers describing an interdisciplinary approach showing how different control strategies can be integrated into practical pest management programs, covering high and low input agricultural systems worldwide. Crop Protection particularly emphasizes the practical aspects of control in the field and for protected crops, and includes work which may lead in the near future to more effective control. The journal does not duplicate the many existing excellent biological science journals, which deal mainly with the more fundamental aspects of plant pathology, applied zoology and weed science. Crop Protection covers all practical aspects of pest, disease and weed control, including the following topics:
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Agronomic control methods-
Assessment of pest and disease damage-
Molecular methods for the detection and assessment of pests and diseases-
Biological control-
Biorational pesticides-
Control of animal pests of world crops-
Control of diseases of crop plants caused by microorganisms-
Control of weeds and integrated management-
Economic considerations-
Effects of plant growth regulators-
Environmental benefits of reduced pesticide use-
Environmental effects of pesticides-
Epidemiology of pests and diseases in relation to control-
GM Crops, and genetic engineering applications-
Importance and control of postharvest crop losses-
Integrated control-
Interrelationships and compatibility among different control strategies-
Invasive species as they relate to implications for crop protection-
Pesticide application methods-
Pest management-
Phytobiomes for pest and disease control-
Resistance management-
Sampling and monitoring schemes for diseases, nematodes, pests and weeds.