TITLE:
First Report of Marginal Scorch Infecting Indigowoad Root in China
AUTHORS:
Jinping Wu, Zili Ding, Xiaoyan Liu, Zhenbiao Jiao, Zhengming Qiu, Fengling Guo
KEYWORDS:
Indigowoad Root, Marginal Scorch, Cladosporium sp.
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.7 No.10,
July
22,
2016
ABSTRACT: During 2015, marginal scorch symptoms were detected in the production
base of indigowoad rootin Hubei, China. On the basis of morphological
features and 18S rDNA sequences, the pathogen was identified as Cladosporium sp. Koch’s postulates were
fulfilled by pathogenicity tests on potted indigowoad root seedlings. To our
knowledge, this report is the first of marginal scorch on indigowoad
root caused by Cladosporium sp. We propose the name “marginal
scorch” for the new disease.