Abstract
In early August 2010, lacquer trees (Toxicodendron vernicifluum) severely damaged by a root rot disease were found on plantations in Iwate, Japan. The causal agent was a fungus identified as Rosellinia necatrix, based on morphology and the sequence of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region. The fungus was clearly pathogenic on T. vernicifluum root plantings. This report is the first of white root rot on T. vernicifluum.
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We thank Mr. Tamio Akema for technical support of the survey. This study was financially supported by the project “development of sustainable management and production technique for cultivating lacquer trees” as part of parent project 22006, “research and development projects for application in promoting new policy of agriculture, forestry and fisheries”.
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Takemoto, S., Nakamura, H., Tabata, M. et al. White root rot disease of the lacquer tree Toxicodendron vernicifluum caused by Rosellinia necatrix . J Gen Plant Pathol 78, 77–79 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-011-0347-5
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