First Report of Nothophoma quercina Causing Brown Spot Disease on 'Huanghua' Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) in China

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Tang, Xiaomei, Yin, Ruichang, Xiao, Ziwen, Lu, Fen, Zeng, Xiangling, Liu, Lun, Ye, Zhenfeng, Liu, Li, Heng, Wei, Zhu, Li Wu, Jia, Bing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Fungi; Fruit; Crop Type; Pathogen detection; Causal Agent; Subject Areas; tree fruits

Pear (Pyrus L.) is an important fruit tree in China, which has the largest cultivation area and yield in the world (Jia et al. 2021). In June 2022, brown spot symptoms were observed on 'Huanghua' pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai, cv. Huanghua) leaves in the germplasm garden of Anhui Agricultura...