褐根病菌是中国大陆的检疫性有害生物。褐根病是由有害木层孔菌(Phellinus noxius(Corner)Cunningham)引起经济作物、果树、景观名木古树和园林绿化等植物的毁灭性土传病害。近年来,在台湾的59科140多种植物上普遍发生并严重危害。本文综述了台湾在褐根病方面的研究进展,内容包括该病原菌的寄主、形态特征和生物学特性,病害发生发展规律和防治措施以及检测与鉴定方法。 Brown root gut is a quarantine pest in mainland China. Brown root disease is a devastating soil borne disease of plants such as cash crops, fruit trees, old and famous trees and landscaping caused by Phellinus noxius (Corner) Cunningham. In recent years, widespread occurrence and serious harm have occurred in 59 families and 140 species of plants in Taiwan. This article summarizes the research progress of brown root disease in Taiwan, including the hosts, morphological and biological characteristics of the pathogen, the development and control of disease, the methods of detection and identification.