A First Report of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Causing Forsythia Twig Blight in Romania.

ABSTRACT: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary (1884) is a fungal plant pathogen with worldwide distribution and a varying host range from different botanical families. It can cause damage to a large variety of crops such as sunflower, soybean, dry bean, canola, some vegetables, and ornamental plants. This article reports the occurrence of twig blight on the forsythia plant from the NE region of Romania. The disease was observed on Forsythia × intermedia Zab. plants from the Arboretum Park of the Iasi University of Life Sciences (IULS), located in Iasi City, Romania. Infected tissue was investigated through morphological characteristics using Sanger sequencing. Genomic DNA was extracted from the isolate obtained from naturally infected plants, and the ribosomal internal trans

SUBMITTER: Florea AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10610540 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature