Abstract:Weeping forsythia is an important ornamental, ecological, and medicinal plant. Brown leaf spots reduce the large-scale production of weeping forsythia as a medicinal crop. Alternaria alternata is a pathogen causing brown leaf spots in weeping forsythia; however, its pathogenesis and the immune response mechanisms of weeping forsythia remain unclear. In this study, we identified the two mechanisms based on morphological anatomy, physiological indexes, and gene expression analyses. Our results showed that A. alt… Show more
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