Species Diversity of Phaeobotryon Associated with Tree Canker and Dieback Diseases in Xinjiang, China

Withered branch disease is a major threat to the health of forest trees, resulting in death susceptible branches and even whole plant. Botryosphaeriaceae members (e.g., Phaeobotryon spp.) are common pathogenic fungi that cause withered branches, canker dieback symptoms woody plants. This study aimed identify species inhabiting tree with Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, based on both morphological phylogenetic approaches. In current study, twigs showing typical were collected from Elaeagnus angustifolia, Juglans regia, Malus pumila, ‘Royalty’, Prunus armeniaca (wild apricot) Rhus typhina growing Tianshan Mountain Uygur Region China. isolated these samples characterized methods morphology molecular phylogeny. As result, two identified: P. rhoinum new mali sp. nov. Here, we provide description illustrations this for science.