First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland

In September 2016, large necrotic lesions were observed on the foliage of several maples in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Symptoms resembled giant leaf blotch disease caused by Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (formerly Gnomonia pseudoplatani; Ophiognomia pseudoplatani) on sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus),...

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Main Authors: M. Cleary, F. Oskay, J. Rönnberg, S. Woodward
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Published: Canadian Institute of Forestry 2018-04-01
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description In September 2016, large necrotic lesions were observed on the foliage of several maples in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Symptoms resembled giant leaf blotch disease caused by Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (formerly Gnomonia pseudoplatani; Ophiognomia pseudoplatani) on sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), a common disease in Europe. Other than A. pseudoplatanus, no other Acer species have previously been reported as hosts for this pathogen. Symptomatic leaves were collected from Acer rubrum, A. rubrum var. Somerset, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. macrophyllum, and A. circinatum, and the known host of P. pseudoplatani, A. pseudoplatanus. Next generation sequencing was used to determine presence of the suspected P. pseudoplatani and other associated fungi in symptomatic leaves. P. pseudoplatani was predominant in all symptomatic samples with 99-100% identity with reference ITS sequences of P. pseudoplatani deposited in GenBank (NCBI). This is the first report of P. pseudoplatani associated with leaf blotch on Acer species other than A. pseudoplatanus. The newly reported damage on North American Acer species may be of particular concern because of the economic importance of maples for timber products, syrup production and as ornamental trees in urban landscapes. Precautions should be taken to limit trade of plants from infested areas in Europe.
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spelling doaj-art-0064ee727d8c4eae9f4e159bc6c1b8602025-08-20T04:00:45ZengCanadian Institute of ForestryThe Forestry Chronicle0015-75461499-93152018-04-01940214715010.5558/tfc2018-022First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in ScotlandM. Cleary0F. Oskay1J. Rönnberg2S. Woodward3Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sundsvägen 3, 230 53, Alnarp, Sweden;ankırı Karatekin University, Faculty of Forestry, 18200, Çankırı, TurkeySouthern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sundsvägen 3, 230 53, Alnarp, SwedenUniversity of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen AB24 3UU, Scotland, UKIn September 2016, large necrotic lesions were observed on the foliage of several maples in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Symptoms resembled giant leaf blotch disease caused by Pleuroceras pseudoplatani (formerly Gnomonia pseudoplatani; Ophiognomia pseudoplatani) on sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), a common disease in Europe. Other than A. pseudoplatanus, no other Acer species have previously been reported as hosts for this pathogen. Symptomatic leaves were collected from Acer rubrum, A. rubrum var. Somerset, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. macrophyllum, and A. circinatum, and the known host of P. pseudoplatani, A. pseudoplatanus. Next generation sequencing was used to determine presence of the suspected P. pseudoplatani and other associated fungi in symptomatic leaves. P. pseudoplatani was predominant in all symptomatic samples with 99-100% identity with reference ITS sequences of P. pseudoplatani deposited in GenBank (NCBI). This is the first report of P. pseudoplatani associated with leaf blotch on Acer species other than A. pseudoplatanus. The newly reported damage on North American Acer species may be of particular concern because of the economic importance of maples for timber products, syrup production and as ornamental trees in urban landscapes. Precautions should be taken to limit trade of plants from infested areas in Europe.https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/10.5558/tfc2018-022giant leaf botch diseasePleuroceras pseudoplataniAcermapleanthracnose géantePleuroceras pseudoplatani
spellingShingle M. Cleary
F. Oskay
J. Rönnberg
S. Woodward
First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland
The Forestry Chronicle
giant leaf botch disease
Pleuroceras pseudoplatani
Acer
maple
anthracnose géante
Pleuroceras pseudoplatani
title First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland
title_full First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland
title_fullStr First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland
title_full_unstemmed First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland
title_short First report of Pleuroceras pseudoplatani on Acer rubrum, A. griseum, A. saccharinum, A. negundo, A. circinatum and A. macrophyllum in Scotland
title_sort first report of pleuroceras pseudoplatani on acer rubrum a griseum a saccharinum a negundo a circinatum and a macrophyllum in scotland
topic giant leaf botch disease
Pleuroceras pseudoplatani
Acer
maple
anthracnose géante
Pleuroceras pseudoplatani
url https://pubs.cif-ifc.org/doi/10.5558/tfc2018-022
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