Giorgio Gusella, Chiara Di Pietro, Laura Vecchio, Giuseppe Campo, Giancarlo Polizzi
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Abstract
A recent survey conducted in the historical botanical garden Villa Caronia, Sicily, identified the causal organisms of branch cankers and dieback on a mature Meryta denhamii. Laboratory isolations and sequencing of three loci, namely ITS, tef1-α, and tub2, showed the presence of two species belonging to Botryosphaeriaceae, including Neofusicoccum parvum and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum. Pathogenicity tests confirmed that these species are able to induce canker symptoms on this host. To our knowledge, this is the first report, worldwide, of N. parvum and Ne. dimidiatum causing branch canker and dieback on M. denhamii.
期刊介绍:
Australasian Plant Disease Notes is an international journal for publication of short reports from all countries which describe original research that transcends national boundaries. All aspects of plant pathology are covered including new geographical records of diseases or pathogens, new pathogens or pathogen strains, taxonomic papers, quarantine notes, disease management and diagnostic methods. Australasian Plant Disease Notes is a publication of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society.