Fruit stem blight on kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) in China

A new blight disease on fruit stems of kiwifruit was observed in Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province, China in 2011 and 2012. Twenty isolates from diseased fruit stems were obtained and their pathogenicity was confirmed. The pathogen was identified as Glomerella septospora based on morphological characters and molecular methods. This is the first report of fruit stem blight disease of kiwifruit caused by G. septospora.