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Identification and Characterization of Pseudocercospora cornicola Causing Leaf Spots on Cornus officinalis

  • In-Young Choi (Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Ho-Jong Ju (Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Lamiya Abasova (Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Joon-Ho Choi (Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Hyeon-Dong Shin (Department of Agricultural Biology, Jeonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2022.02.09
  • Accepted : 2022.06.17
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

Cornus officinalis plants that grow in several locations in Korea have been found to be infected with leaf spot disease. Symptoms include necrotic lesions, which are angular, irregularly shaped, vein-limited, and dark brown, on both sides of the leaves. The causal agent of the disease was identified to be Pseudocercospora cornicola based on the morphological characteristics of the fungus and molecular phylogenetic analysis of the obtained multi-locus DNA sequence data. This is the first report investigating P. cornicola found on C. officinalis in Korea.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) through the Crop Viruses and Pests Response Industry Technology Development Program, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (Project No. 320043-05).

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