Investigation of Asymptomatic Infection of in Herbaceous Plants.

The white-rot fungus is known to cause brown root rot disease (BRRD) in woody trees and shrubs. To understand the pathogenicity of in herbaceous plants, we investigated 23 herbaceous weed and turfgrass species in 32 BRRD-infested sites in Taiwan and/or tested them by artificial inoculation. In the field survey, was isolated from seven symptomless herbaceous species (i.