Canker was a newly found disease causing branch canker, branch dieback, and even death of Cinnamomum chekiangense. The study aimed to identify the causal agents of branch canker on C. chekiangense, thus providing theoretical support for forecasting and controlling this disease scientifically and effectively in practice. A total of 15 fungal isolates were obtained from diseased samples via the tissue isolation method. Pathogenicity assays demonstrated that strains JYZJZ2 and JYZJZ6 could infect the branches of C. chekiangense and reproduce typical canker symptoms, while they showed a difference in pathogenicity, with JYZJZ2 showing stronger pathogenicity. JYZJZ2 and JYZJZ6 were identified as Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae and L.iranensis, respectively, by comparing the DNA sequence data of internal transcribed spacer (ITS), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1-α), β-tubulin (tub2), and largest subunit of RNA polymerase Ⅱ (rpb2) gene regions using the PhyloSuite platform, and by Ⅱ the morphological features. This is the first report of L. pseudotheobromae and L. iranensis causing canker on C. chekiangense worldwide.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |