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Rust diseases of Abies and Populus caused by Melampsora abietis-populi are observed in the forests of northeastern Asia. However, the life cycle and distribution of this species are not sufficiently clarified in China. The heteroecious life cycle alternating between spermogonial and aecial stages on A. holophylla and uredinial and telial stages on Populus pseudosimonii is confirmed for the first time in China by inoculations and phylogenetic analyses. The identity of these stages with M. abietis-populi is also confirmed by comparative morphology with specimens from Japan and phylogenetic analyses. These plants are new hosts for this species. Host plants and distribution of this species in China are described based on specimens obtained from the field and from inoculations. The phylogenetic position of this species within Melampsora is clarified for the first time. Based on morphological similarities and phylogenetic analyses, M. nujiangensis reported on Populus yunnanensis is treated as a synonym of M. abietis-populi.
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We wish to thank Dr. Paul M. Kirk, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, for critical reading of the manuscript. We express our thanks to Dr. Y. Tamai, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan, and Dr. S. Gisushi, Forestry Research Institute, Hokkaido Research Organization, Japan, for collections of specimens on Populus in Japan.
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Ji, JX., Li, Z., Li, Y. et al. Life cycle and taxonomy of Melampsora abietis-populi in China and its phylogenetic position in Melampsora on Populus. Mycol Progress 19, 1281–1291 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-020-01624-1
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