First Report of Marginal Scorch Infecting Indigowoad Root in China

Abstract

During 2015, marginal scorch symptoms were detected in the production base of indigowoad root in Hubei, China. On the basis of morphological features and 18S rDNA sequences, the pathogen was identified as Cladosporium sp. Koch’s postulates were fulfilled by pathogenicity tests on potted indigowoad root seedlings. To our knowledge, this report is the first of marginal scorch on indigowoad root caused by Cladosporium sp. We propose the name “marginal scorch” for the new disease.