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SUBMITTER: Li PL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541146 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Pan-Liang PL Chai A-Li AL Shi Yan-Xia YX Xie Xue-Wen XW Li Bao-Ju BJ
Mycobiology 20170630 2
Severe root rot was observed in fields of cabbages (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> 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 <i>Plectosphaerella cucumerina</i>. This is the first report of <i>P. cucumerina</i> causing cabbage root rot in China and the worl ...[more]