Botryosphaeria dothidea is a latent fungal pathogen that causes cankers or diebacks on a variety of host woody plants worldwide. The symptomatic necrosis on the host plants can be triggered by the abiotic stress, such as drought and soil acidification. Here we report a high-quality genome assembly and announcement of the B. dothidea strain CK16 (CGMCC 19654) which causes trunk canker disease on Carya cathayensis in China. The genome sequence of strain CK16 will be useful for studying the evolution, host adaption and pathogenicity of B. dothidea, which will be beneficial for a better understanding of the mechanisms of host-pathogen interaction during the endophytic period.
This series of Key Plant, Key Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with common Florida flora. This publication, the second in the Key Plant, Key Pests Series, helps identify the most common pests found on the Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia). This publication provides information and general management recommendations for anthracnose or black elm spot, powdery mildew, trunk canker, borers, eriophyid mites and leaf beetles.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep559
Genome sequence resource of Botryosphaeria dothidea CK16, a fungal pathogen causing Chinese hickory trunk canker disease
