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The seasonal occurrence of Mycosphaerella buna in leaves and contiguous organs of Fagus crenata was studied in a Japanese beech forest, Ibaraki, Japan, in 1998 and 1999. Mycosphaerella buna was not isolated from newly developed leaves in May, but it was isolated from asymptomatic leaves after June. The frequency of its occurrence gradually increased until leaffall. In contrast, M. buna was not isolated from overwintered buds, leaf petioles, or contiguous current-year twigs. The spermogonia and pseudothecia were observed in dead leaves after leaffall. The mature pseudothecia were found on dead leaves from May to July. The ascospores produced in the pseudothecia were suggested to infect newly developed leaves.
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Contribution no. 173, Laboratory of Plant Parasitic Mycology, Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Kaneko, R., Kakishima, M. & Tokumasu, S. The seasonal occurrence of endophytic fungus, Mycosphaerella buna, in Japanese beech, Fagus crenata . Mycoscience 44, 277–281 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-003-0115-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-003-0115-2