High-Quality Genome Resource of the Pathogen of <i>Diaporthe</i> (<i>Phomopsis</i>) <i>phragmitis</i> Causing Kiwifruit Soft Rot

Abstract

<i>Diaporthe</i> spp. are critical plant pathogens that cause wood cankers, wilt, dieback, and fruit rot in a wide variety of economic plant hosts and are regarded as one of the most acute threats faced by the kiwifruit industry worldwide. <i>Diaporthe phragmitis</i> NJD1 is a highly pathogenic isolate of soft rot of kiwifruit. Here, we present a high-quality genome-wide sequence of <i>D. phragmitis</i> NJD1 that was assembled into 28 contigs containing a total size of 58.33 Mb and N₅₀ length of 3.55 Mb. These results lay a solid foundation for understanding host-pathogen interaction and improving disease management strategies.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.