Yunfeng Ye, Chan Juan Du, Huayun Xie, Di Yang, Guifen Li, Shangbo Jiang, Jin Zhang, Mei Zhao, Gang Fu
Cordyline fruticosa is a shrub plant, commonly used in landscape, and distributed in the tropical regions of southern China. In September 2022, anthracnose symptoms were found on this species in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The disease incidence was between 30% to 80% and disease severity was 10% to 30% in five surveyed planting areas. The symptoms initially appeared as small, round, brown spots on leaves. As the disease developed, the lesions turned gray-white with brown borders and yellow halos. Some spots coalesced into larger irregular shapes and even leading to leaf blight...
March 28, 2024: Plant Disease