First report of Pseudopestalotiopsis camelliae-sinensis causing Cunninghamia lanceolata needle blight in China
Cunninghamia lanceolata is an important economic and afforestation tree species in southern China and is widely cultivated in Guizhou (Wu et al, 2025). In October 2025, a needle blight observed on C. lanceolata in Taijiang County, with an incidence rate 65% (130 of 200 plants). Symptoms initially yellow spots appear on...