Curvularia lingshanensis sp. nov., a new pathogen causing stem and leaf rot on Curcuma kwangsiensis in China

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Liang, Jinbiao, Wang, Hanyi, Wei, Rongchang, Zhou, Chunshui, Su, Jiali, Liu, Ze, Lin, Siyu, Guo, Jingyi, Gao, Qi, Zhou, Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Fungi; Ornamentals; herbaceous/flowering plants; other; Field crops; Crop Type; Pathogen detection; Causal Agent; Subject Areas

Curcuma kwangsiensis S. G. Lee et C. F. Liang, a medicinal plant in the Zingiberaceae family, is cultivated in southwestern China (Feng et al., 2022). In May 2021 and 2022, a stem and leaf rot disease in C. kwangsiensi was observed in Qinzhou and Nanning, Guangxi Province, with an incidence of appro...