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To identify the causal pathogen of leaf blight affecting Gardenia jasminoides in China and assess its pathogenicity.

First report of leaf blight caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea on Gardenia jasminoides in China

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Randomized trial demonstrates the pathogenicity of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Gardenia jasminoides, highlighting potential economic impacts.

To identify the causal pathogen of leaf blight affecting Gardenia jasminoides in China and assess its pathogenicity.
Symptoms assessed in nine fields in Nanjing, China, with disease incidence of 25-30%.
Leaf samples were disinfected and cultured on potato dextrose agar, yielding 16 isolates.
Pathogenicity tests conducted on healthy Gardenia jasminoides leaves using inoculated plugs from cultured isolates.
Inoculated leaves showed lesions similar to natural conditions 5 days post-inoculation, while controls were asymptomatic.
B. dothidea was successfully reisolated and identified from inoculated leaves.
Sequences of genes ITS, TEF, and TUB demonstrated 99-100% identity to known strains of B. dothidea.

Zhao et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial demonstrates the pathogenicity of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Gardenia jasminoides, highlighting potential economic impacts.