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Identification of six Cytospora species on Chinese chestnut in China.

ABSTRACT: Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is an important crop tree species in China. In the present study, Cytospora specimens were collected from Chinese chestnut trees and identified using molecular data of combined ITS, LSU, ACT and RPB2 loci, as well as morphological features. As a result, two new Cytospora species and four new host records were confirmed, viz. C. kuanchengensis sp. nov., C. xinglongensis sp. nov., C. ceratospermopsis, C. leucostoma, C. myrtagena and C. schulzeri.

SUBMITTER: Jiang N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6971133 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of six Cytospora species on Chinese chestnut in China.

Jiang Ning N Yang Qin Q Fan Xin-Lei XL Tian Cheng-Ming CM

MycoKeys 20200113

Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima) is an important crop tree species in China. In the present study, Cytospora specimens were collected from Chinese chestnut trees and identified using molecular data of combined ITS, LSU, ACT and RPB2 loci, as well as morphological features. As a result, two new Cytospora species and four new host records were confirmed, viz. C. kuanchengensis sp. nov., C. xinglongensis sp. nov., C. ceratospermopsis, <i ...[more]

PMID: 31988618

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Identification of six Cytospora species on Chinese chestnut in China.

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