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Isolation and Identification of Pathogens Causing Tea Gray Blight in Xishuangbanna Tea Area

ZHU Luojuan1,2, JIANG Bingbing1,3, MA Yuqing4, BI Lingfang1,2, HOU Guoxi1,2, LI Rui1,2, LIU Di1,2, DUAN Siyan1,2, ZHANG Jin1,2, ZHU Shusheng1,2, YANG Min1,2*, GUO Cunwu1,2*   

  1. 1. National Engineering Research Center for Applied Technology of Agricultural Biodiversity, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; 2. College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; 3. College of Tea Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; 4. Tea Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China
  • Online:2025-10-23 Published:2025-10-23
  • Contact: YANG Min,yangminscnc@126.com;GUO Cunwu,gcw0220@163.com

Abstract:  Tea gray blight is one of the major foliar diseases in tea plantations, significantly affecting both yield and quality. In July 2023, tea leaves exhibiting resembling gray blight symptoms were observed during a filed surver in tea plantations in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. As the causal pathogen of these symptoms had not been previously reported in this region, this study aimedto identify the causal agent and its taxonomic classification.The pathogen was successfullyisolated and identified usinga combination of tissue isolation, pathogenicity testing via wound inoculation, morphological characterization, and molecular phylogenetic analysis based on ITS and TUB genessquences. The results confirmed that the strain FN3-2, isolated from symptomatic leaves, was pathogenic. Based on morphological traitsand molecular evidence, the pathogen was finally identified as Neopestalotiopsisprotearum. The finding provided a scientific basis for the accurate disease diagnosis and biocontrol agent screening, contributing to the sustainable development of tea production in the region.