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Stem and root rot of gentian caused by Fusarium avenaceum

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Stem and root rot was observed in gentian plants (Gentiana triflora) in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, in 2016. A fungal isolate from diseased root was identified as Fusariumavenaceum based on morphological characteristics and DNA sequence data. Inoculation of gentian plants with this isolate produced a similar stem and root rot. F.avenaceum is thus proposed as a new pathogen causing stem and root rot of gentian.

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The author thanks Mr. K. Seto for providing gentian plants and Ms. H. Nagao for assistance in the field.

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  1. Vegetable Research Institute, Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center, 91 Yanagisawa, Inuotose, Rokunohe, Aomori, 033-0071, Japan

    Toru Kondo

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The fungal isolate and the nucleotide sequence data of the translation elongation factor 1α were deposited in Genebank, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, under accession MAFF 246755 and in DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under accession LC429588.

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Kondo, T. Stem and root rot of gentian caused by Fusarium avenaceum. J Gen Plant Pathol 85, 440–443 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-019-00864-8

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