Molecular reassessment of diaporthalean fungi associated with strawberry, including the leaf blight fungus, Paraphomopsis obscurans gen. et comb. nov. (Melanconiellaceae)

ABSTRACT Phytopathogenic fungi in the order Diaporthales (Sordariomycetes) cause diseases on numerous economically important crops worldwide. In this study, we reassessed the diaporthalean species associated with prominent diseases of strawberry, namely leaf blight, leaf blotch, root rot and petiole...

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Main Authors: Dhanushka Udayanga, Shaneya D. Miriyagalla, Dimuthu S. Manamgoda, Kim S. Lewers, Alain Gardiennet, Lisa A. Castlebury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:IMA Fungus
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-021-00069-9