Monilinia jezoensis sp. nov. in the Sclerotiniaceae, causing leaf blight and mummy fruit disease of Rhododendron kaempferi in Hokkaido, northern Japan |
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| Authors: | Yukiko Takahashi Yukako Ichihashi Teruo Sano Yukio Harada |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, 3 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan;(2) Present address: Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A new leaf blight and mummy fruit disease caused by a species of Monilinia was first found on Rhododendron kaempferi at the lakeside of Shikotsu-ko, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in 2002. Studies on morphology, life cycle, cultural characters, and gene analyses of the causal fungus enabled us to conclude that it is a new species of the genus. It is named M. jezoensis. Rhododendron is a new host genus for Monilinia fungi in Japan. |
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| Keywords: | Monilinia Monilia New species Rhododendron kaempferi Taxonomy |
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