First report of Exobasidium camelliae associated with fruit galls on Camellia japonica in Korea

Abstract

A previously unknown Exobasidium disease was observed on the fruits of Camellia japonica in Korea. The associated fungus was identified as Exobasidium camelliae based on morphological characteristics and internal transcribed spacer and large-subunit rDNA sequence analyses. To our knowledge, this is the first report of E. camelliae on C. japonica in Korea. How to cite this article: Park J-H, Jung B-N, Choi B-K, Shin H-D. First report of Exobasidium camelliae associated with fruit galls on Camellia japonica in Korea. Forest Pathology.

Potentiality of actinobacteria to combat against biotic and abiotic stresses in tea [Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze]

“…Exobasidium vexans is an obligate endemic PPF that can spread very rapidly through airborne spores and causes blister blight disease in tea crops (De Weille, 1960). It mainly attacks young tea leaves leading to ~40% yield loss when controlled and is considered the most destructive fungal disease in cultivated tea (Gulati et al, 1993; Park et al, 2021). According to habitat suitability modelling studies, it has a suitability of 10.20% ( C. sinensis ) and 11.90% ( C. assamica ), and areas with increased future risk include southeast Asian countries (Tibpromma et al, 2021).…”