spp. Associated with Dieback Disease in China.

A rare plant species of the family, is considered among the top ten Chinese medicinal herbs for its polysaccharide. Since 2021, when the dieback disease of was first reported in Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province, China, isolates (number = 152) were obtained from 70 plants in commercial greenhouses. The disease incidence ranged from 40% to 60% in the surveyed areas.

Molecular and Pathogenic Characterization of Species Associated with Corm Rot Disease in Saffron from China.

Saffron ( L.) is a commercial spice crop well-known throughout the world, valued for culinary, colorant, and pharmaceutical purposes. In China, was detected as causative agent of saffron corm rot, the most pervasive disease for the first time in 2020.