Isolation and Pathogenicity of the Pathogens Causing Root Rot Disease of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz

Investigation in one Atractylodes macrocephala plot showed that root rot of the plants had two different types of symptoms:dry rot and wet rot,and wet rot was the main symptom,accounting for 69.68% of the total.Altogether,131 fungus strains were isolated from 30 diseased plant samples.They belonged to 12 fungus species,of which 7 was pathogenic to A.macrocephala.Infection by Fusarium oxysporum and F.solani would produce typical symptoms of root rot.The main pathogen was F.oxysporum,which could cause both dry rot and wet rot,with a morbidity of 90%.F.solani had a morbidity of 30%,and its symptom was wet rot.