| Abstract: | isolates of P.sojae were obtained from diseased soybean plants in 9 counties of Heilongjiang Province and 1 county of Jilin Province in Northeast of China.11 isolates were classified into 3 races;the rest that could not be classified due to intermediate reactions were classified into 12 virulence types,suggesting virulence diversity of P.sojae in China.Isolates represented race 1,3 and 8.Race 1 was the most prevalent one,and races 3 and 8 were the first report in China.Our results suggest P.sojae is aboriginal in China. |
