First Report of Fusarium luffae Causing Leaf Blight on Loquat in Eastern China
S.-L. Zhang,
B. Wang,
Y. Cao
et al.
Abstract:During May-June 2021 and 2022, leaf blight symptoms were observed on loquat leaves (Eriobotrya japonica cv. ‘Mogi’) in Jiangsu Province (Xuzhou municipality, 117.17° E, 34.13° N) in China. Approximately 10% of the leaves on the two hundred trees studied in a six-year-old loquat orchard exhibited round lesions that changed from light yellow to reddish-brown in 8-10 days. Approximately 3% of the infected leaves exhibited numerous lesions that coalesced, leading to expansive blighted areas. Twenty-five samples of… Show more
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