Microfungi Associated with Peach Branch Diseases in China

• Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 217
• Main Authors: Zhou, Ying, Manawasinghe, Ishara S, He, Zhizheng, Zhang, Wei, Liu, Mei, Song, Jinyan, Li, Shifang, Fan, Zaifeng, Yan, Jiye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01-03-2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Ascochyta; Biodiversity; Botryosphaeriaceae; Disease; diversity; Epidemiology; Fungal diseases; Genera; Genes; Lasiodiplodia; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Microscopy; Morphology; Neofusicoccum; New records; new species; Pathogenicity; peach diseases; Phaeobotryon; phylogenetic analyses; Phylogenetics; Plant diseases; Prunus persica; RNA polymerase; Trees; China; Beijing China; new species; new records; diversity; peach diseases; morphology; phylogenetic analyses
• ISSN: 2309-608X; 2309-608X
• DOI: 10.3390/jof10030217

Peach (
L.) is one of the most important and oldest stone fruits grown in China. Even though
is one of the most commonly grown stone fruits in China, little is known about the biodiversity of microfungi associated with peach branch diseases. In the present study, samples were collected from a wide range of peach growing areas in China, and fungal pathogens associated with peach branch diseases were isolated. In total, 85 isolates were obtained and further classified into nine genera and 10 species. Most of the isolates belonged to
(46), including
,
,
,
, and
species;
,
, and
species representing
were also identified. Herein, we introduce
and
as novel species. In addition, we report the first records of
,
, and
on peach worldwide, and
,
, and
are the first records from China. This research is the first comprehensive investigation to explore the microfungi associated with peach branch disease in China. Future studies are necessary to understand the pathogenicity and disease epidemiology of these identified species.