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JoF, Vol. 10, Pages 230: Pestalotiopsis jiangsuensis sp. nov. Causing Needle Blight on Pinus massoniana in China
Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof10030230
Authors: Hui Li Bing-Yao Peng Jun-Ya Xie Yu-Qing Bai De-Wei Li Li-Hua Zhu
Pinus massoniana Lamb. is an important, common afforestation and timber tree species in China. Species of Pestalotiopsis are well-known pathogens of needle blight. In this study, the five representative strains were isolated from needle blight from needles of Pi. massoniana in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Based on multi-locus phylogenetic analyses of the three genomic loci (ITS, TEF1, and TUB2), in conjunction with morphological characteristics, a new species, namely Pestalotiopsis jiangsuensis sp. nov., was described and reported. Pathogenicity tests revealed that the five representative strains of the species described above were pathogenic to Pi. massoniana. The study revealed the diversity of pathogenic species of needle blight on Pi. massoniana. This is the first report of needle blight caused by P. jiangsuensis on Pi. massoniana in China and worldwide. This provides useful information for future research on management strategies of this disease.
