A new name for an old problem—Colletotrichum cigarro is the cause of St John’s wilt of Hypericum perforatum
Lana-Sophie Kreth, Ulrike Damm, Monika Götz · 2025
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Lana-Sophie Kreth, Ulrike Damm, and Monika Gotz settle the name of a fungus that wilts St John's wort, in work published in 2024. The disease can cut yields or wipe out a crop. In the past, the cause was filed under a broad fungus name based on looks alone. Doubt remained about which species truly attacks this plant.
The team gathered fresh samples from sick stems and seeds in Germany and Switzerland. They read four gene regions from each sample. All samples matched one species, now named in the title. The result gives growers and plant doctors a firm name for the culprit. A correct name helps track the disease and choose control steps.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lana-Sophie Kreth, Ulrike Damm, Monika Götz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |