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First Report of Root Rot Caused by Plectosphaerella cucumerina on Cabbage in China

  • Li, Pan-Liang (Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Chai, A-Li (Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Shi, Yan-Xia (Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Xie, Xue-Wen (Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Li, Bao-Ju (Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
  • Received : 2017.03.04
  • Accepted : 2017.05.03
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Severe root rot was observed in fields of cabbages (Brassica oleracea L.) in 2015 in China. Cardinal symptoms of this disease included root rot and wilting leaves. A fungus was isolated from diseased tissues consistently. Based on the morphological features and molecular analysis of the ITS-5.8S rDNA and D1/D2 domain of the 28S rRNA gene, it was identified as Plectosphaerella cucumerina. This is the first report of P. cucumerina causing cabbage root rot in China and the world.

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