Author(s)

Yujun Liu, Longsheng Chen, Shuwen Xu, Haibo Zhou, Qunxing Cai

Corresponding Author

Yujun Liu

Abstract

In a survey conducted from 2015 to 2016, a leaf spot of unknown etiology has been observed on young leaves of Buxus megistophylla grown in Wangjiang County, Anhui Province of China. The fungus was isolated from symptomatic infected leaves, and its pathogenicity was confirmed. Based on morphological characteristics and molecular analysis, the pathogen was identified as Nigrospora oryzae. This report is the first on B. megistophylla leaf spot caused by N. oryzae in China.

Keywords

Nigrospora Oryzae, Leaf Spot, Buxus Megistophylla