Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 112-120.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2023.01.12

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Isolation and identification of pathogen causing anthracnose disease on a rare plant species Heptacodium miconioides subsp. jasminoides

ZHU Yan1(), ZHOU Mengya1, ZHU Yinuo1, HE Haiye1, BAO Honghua2, ZHANG Huijuan1, JIANG Ming1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Life Sciences, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang, China
    2. Taizhou Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau Luqiao Branch, Taizhou 318050, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2022-04-06 Online:2023-01-25 Published:2023-02-21

Abstract:

Anthracnose is one of the most important diseases of Heptacodium miconioides subsp. jasminoides, which seriously affects plant growth and threatens the survival of this rare species. To clarify the causative pathogen, infected leaves of H. miconioides subsp. jasminoides were collected, and the pathogen was obtained by the tissue isolation method. After determining the pathogenicity of the isolated strains, both morphological and multi-gene approaches were applied to identify the causative pathogen. Three strains were isolated, and only one isolate namely QZH could cause anthracnose disease according to Koch’s Rule. The morphological characteristics were identical with those of Colletotrichum fructicola. The multi-gene analysis results indicated that QZH and C. fructicola shared the same clade, with high support rates. Based on the morphological characteristics and multi-gene identification results, it was confirmed that the pathogen causing anthracnose disease of H. miconioidessubsp. jasminoides was C. fructicola. These data provided a start point for both disease prevention and pathogenic mechanism studies in the future.

Key words: Heptacodium miconioides subsp. jasminoides, anthraconse disease, Colletotrichum fructicola

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