Persian lime (Citrus latifolia Tan.) is an important and widely cultivated fruit crop in several regions of Mexico. In recent years, severe symptoms of gummosis, stem cankers, and dieback were detected in the Persian lime-producing region in the states of Veracruz and Puebla, Mexico. The aims of this study were to identify the species of Lasiodiplodia associated with these symptoms, determine the distribution of these species, and test their pathogenicity and virulence on Persian lime plants. In 2015, symptomatic samples were collected from 12 commercial Persian lime orchards, and 60 Lasiodiplodia isolates were obtained. Fungal identification of 32 representative isolates was performed using a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequence data of the internal transcribed spacer region and part of the translation elongation factor 1-α and β-tubulin genes. Sequence analyses were carried out using the Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference methods. Six Lasiodiplodia species were identified as Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae, Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Lasiodiplodia brasiliense, Lasiodiplodia subglobosa, Lasiodiplodia citricola, and Lasiodiplodia iraniensis. All Lasiodiplodia species of this study are reported for the first time in association with Persian lime in Mexico and worldwide. L. pseudotheobromae (46.9% of isolates) was the most frequently isolated species followed by L. theobromae (28.1%) and L. brasiliense (12.5%). Pathogenicity on Persian lime young plants using a mycelial plug inoculation method showed that all identified Lasiodiplodia species were able to cause necrotic lesions and gummosis, but L. subglobosa, L. iraniensis, and L. pseudotheobromae were the most virulent.

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La semilla es una importante forma de diseminación de patógenos; para determinar aquellos asociados a semilla comercial de variedades de pasto Banderita: NdeM-La Zarca, NdeM-303, NdeM-5, NdeM-Zenith, NdeM-La resolana, se analizaron tres tipos de propágulo: espiguillas completas (cariópside + brácteas accesorias; M1), cariópside únicamente con lemas (M2) y cariópsides limpios (M3), provenientes de lotes del Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo, cosechados en 2017. Para promover el desarrollo de hongos, se sembraron espiguillas (M1) en cámara de humedad; mientras que M2 y M3 fueron sembradas en medio PDA (cinco propágulos por caja Petri y 60 cajas por variedad); posteriormente, los crecimientos se aislaron en medios selectivos. Los aislados se identificaron por características del cultivo, morfológicas y moleculares. Se obtuvieron 51 aislamientos en los tres tipos de propágulo y variedades; los cuales, se asociaron a <em>Alternaria alternata</em> y <em>A. tenuissima</em> (67% de frecuencia), <em>Fusarium scirpi</em> y<em> F. incarnatum</em> (24%) y <em>Bipolaris cynodontis</em> (9%). Ninguna de estas especies ha sido reportada anteriormente en México para semilla comercial de B. curtipendula. Con lo anterior, se abre un panorama de opciones para futuros estudios de patogenicidad de los hongos aislados y en consecuencia el manejo sanitario de la semilla producida.