Identification of pathogen of Aquilaria sinensis dieback disease.
- Author:
Zheng ZHANG
1
;
Yun YANG
;
Jian-He WEI
;
Xu-Yu CHEN
;
Hui MENG
;
Meng-Xi WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Fungi; classification; genetics; isolation & purification; physiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Plant Diseases; microbiology; Thymelaeaceae; microbiology
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2013;38(11):1707-1711
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVEThe research focused on identification the pathogen of Aquilaria sinensis dieback disease and confirmation the function of inducing agarwood formation by fungi.
METHODThe morphological observation, rDNA ITS sequence analyses, Koch's postulates and pathogenicity test were used to identify the isolates.
RESULTThe isolates of the causal agent was Lasiodiplodia theobromae, which induced the plant to produce highly valuable agarwood.
CONCLUSIONThe first report of dieback disease of Aquilaria sinensis caused by L. theobromae, and our research results laid a theoretical foundation for agarwood production by using fungus.
