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Leaf spot caused by Neopestalotiopsis species on Arecaceae in Brazil

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Pestalotioid fungi associated with leaf spot disease of several species of palms (Arecaceae) were investigated in nurseries located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Symptomatic seedlings of Caryota mitis, Cocos nucifera, Dypsis lutescens, Dypsis madagascariensis, Euterpe edulis, Licuala grandis, Phoenix roebelenii, Ptychosperma elegans, and Wodyetia bifurcata were examined and fungal isolates were identified molecularly using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), partial β-tubulin (TUB) and partial translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF). Based on concordant phylogenetic and morphological results, as well as ecological specificities, one previously described species, as well as one new species, were recognized from the collection. These findings contribute to the knowledge of the diversity of Neopestalotiopsis in Brazil and may be helpful for further studies on quarantine programs and management measures.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG). The authors thank for financial support.

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  1. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36.570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Débora Cervieri Guterres, Mariana Aparecida Silva, Mateus Durso Martins, Daiana Maria Queiroz Azevedo, Daniela Oliveira Lisboa & Gleiber Quintão Furtado

  2. Departamento de Fitopatologia – IB, Universidade de Brasília, 70.910-900, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

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Guterres, D.C., Silva, M.A., Martins, M.D. et al. Leaf spot caused by Neopestalotiopsis species on Arecaceae in Brazil. Australasian Plant Pathol. 52, 47–62 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-022-00893-6

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