Mating and Pathogenicity of the Dominant <i>Colletotrichum</i> Species Associated with Anthracnose Disease of Mango.

ABSTRACT: Anthracnose is one of the main diseases of mango, which seriously affects the yield and quality. Previous studies found that mango anthracnose in China involves at least 13 species of Colletotrichum. From mango with anthracnose symptoms samples, we previously obtained 134 strains from 13 species, and 26.0% were C. fructicola, while 27.6% were C. siamense, and 31.3% were C. asianum, with a few specimens for each of the remaining species. These three main species were used in intraspecific mating tests to assess sexual reproduction. The intraspecific mating tests revealed that C. fructicola and C. siamense readily produced ascospores, while C. asianum did not. From the 595 intraspecific crosses with 35 isolates of C. fructicola, 34 cros

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12653461 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature