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To report the first occurrence of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing leaf spot in Buxus sinica in China and assess its pathogenicity.

December 10, 2025Plant Disease

First report of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing leaf spot on Buxus sinica in China

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Inoculation tests demonstrated pathogenicity of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Buxus sinica, highlighting new disease diagnosis concerns.

To report the first occurrence of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing leaf spot in Buxus sinica in China and assess its pathogenicity.
Leaf spot disease observed in Buxus sinica in Weifang, China.
Cultured suspected fungi on potato dextrose agar and conducted molecular analysis.
Conducted inoculation tests to assess pathogenicity related to leaf spot disease.
84% of culture plates yielded Botryosphaeria sp. isolates.
Conidia matched morphological characteristics of Botryosphaeria dothidea.
Pathogenicity tests resulted in symptomatic leaf spots similar to naturally infected leaves.

Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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