The anthracnose pathogen usually damages the leaves and stems of Sanguisorba officinalis L.in Guangxi,and reduces the quality and yield seriously.The pathogen was isolated and its pathogenicity was tested.The results showed that the pathogen was reisolated from all inoculated,symptomatic tissues.Furthermore,the pathogen was identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides based on the morphological characteristics,ITS DNA sequences analysis and reference books.
Sanguisorba officinalis L.AnthracnoseColletotrichum gloeosporioidesIdentification of pathogen