Identification of Anthracnose Pathogen of Schefflera actinophylla in Qingdao
The anthracnose of Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.)occurred seriously in Qingdao area in 2015 with the incidence up to 50%.The S.actinophylla leaves infected by anthracnose were collected from Chengyang District of Qingdao.The pathogen was isolated using tissue isolation method and identified by mor-phological observation and molecular methods.The results showed that according to its morphological charac-teristics and rDNA -ITS sequence analysis,the anthracnose of S.actinophylla was caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.)Sacc.,which was firstly reported in Shandong Province.
Anthracnose pathogen of Schefflera actinophyllaColletotrichum gloeosporioidesMorpholog-ical characteristicMolecular identification