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First report of botryosphaeriaceous fungi causing canker on Cedrela fissilis and leaf spots on Cariniana estrellensis in forest nursery in Brazil |
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| Authors: | D. O. Lisboa M. A. Silva A. R. Machado D. B. Pinho L. S. Borges O. L. Pereira G. Q. Furtado |
| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratório de Patologia Florestal, Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Vi?osa, Vi?osa, Minas Gerais, Brazil;2. Departamento de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco 50740‐600, Brazil;3. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil;4. Laboratório de Micologia e Etiologia de Doen?as Fúngicas de Plantas, Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Vi?osa, Vi?osa, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Abstract: | Cariniana estrellensis and Cedrela fissilis are native forest species from Brazil that are widely used for arborization of parks and recuperation of degraded areas. The production of seedlings from these two forest trees in nurseries is severely affected by fungal diseases. Morphological identification, sequencing analysis of three gene regions (TEF+ACT+ITS or TEF+TUB2 + ITS) and pathogenicity tests confirmed that fungi belonging to Botryosphaeriales are the aetiological agent of the diseases. This is the first report of Phyllosticta capitalensis causing leaf spots on C. estrellensis and Botryosphaeria dothidea causing canker on C. fissilis in forest nurseries in Brazil. |
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