Discoloration induced by Raffaelea quercivora isolates in Quercus serrata logs and its relation to phylogeny: A comparison among isolates with and without the Japanese oak wilt incidence including outside of Japan

• Main Authors: Dai Kusumoto, Hayato Masuya, Toshihide Hirao, Hideaki Goto, Keiko Hamaguchi, Wen I. Chou, Wiwat Suasa-ard, Sawai Buranapanichpan, Sopon Uraichuen, Oraphan Kern-asa, Sunisa Sanguansub, Aumporn Panmongkol, Thu Pham Quang, Sih Kahono, Heddy Julistiono, Naoto Kamata
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84904117079&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53166
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Japanese oak wilt (JOW) has been prevalent in Japan since the late 1980s. Infections of the fungus, Raffaelea quercivora Kubono et Shin. Ito, which is transmitted by an ambrosia beetle [Platypus quercivorus (Murayama)], can cause JOW. Although R. quercivora, P. quercivorus, and oak trees are distrib...