Abstract
In August 2018, Asian mistletoe (Viscum coloratum) branch and leaf spots were found in Loufan, Shanxi Province, China. Morphological and molecular identifications confirmed the isolation of Seimatosporium falcatum. The pathogenicity was verified with Koch’s postulates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of S. falcatum as a pathogen of V. coloratum in China.
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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670494).
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Liu, Z., Liu, X., Dong, A. et al. First report of Seimatosporium falcatum causing branch and leaf spots of Viscum coloratum in China. J Plant Dis Prot 126, 265–267 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-019-00213-z
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