Comparative Assessment of Habitat Suitability and Niche Overlap of Three Cytospora Species in China.

ABSTRACT: The plant pathogenic fungus Cytospora is notoriously known for causing woody plant canker diseases, resulting in substantial economic losses to biological forests and fruit trees worldwide. Despite their strong negative ecological impact, the existing and prospective distribution patterns of these plant pathogens in China, according to climate change, have received little attention. In this study, we chose three widely dispersed and seriously damaging species, namely, Cytospora chrysosperma, Cytospora mali, and Cytospora nivea, which are the most common species that damage the Juglans regia, Malus domestica, Eucalyptus, Pyrus sinkiangensis, Populus spp., and Salix spp. in China. We utilized ecological niche modeling to f

SUBMITTER: Yan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10817479 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature