First Report of Stemphylium lycopersici Causing Leaf Spot on Hevea brasiliensis in China

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Xu, Xinze, Ji, Xiaobei, Shi, Zekun, Lin, Chunhua, Miao, Weiguo, Liu, Wenbo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Fungi; Pathogen detection; Causal Agent; Tropical plants; Crop Type; Subject Areas

Hevea brasiliensis is widely planted in tropical and subtropical regions and is the main source of natural rubber production. The growth of rubber trees is plagued by various leaf diseases, resulting in decreased rubber production. From January to March in 2020, a severe leaf spots disease on Hevea...