- Septoria
Taxobox | name = "Septoria"
image_caption = "Septoria tritici"
regnum =Fungi
divisio =Ascomycota
familia =Mycosphaerellaceae
genus = "Septoria"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.Septoria are "
Ascomycete " fungi that causes numerousleaf spot diseases onfield crop s, forages and manyvegetable s, and is responsible for yield losses.Septoria leaf blotch is a fungal disease due to "
Septoria tritici ", anamorph "Mycosphaerella graminicola", that affects wheat and occasionally other grasses including barley. It is the major disease of wheat in the UK."Septoria apiicola" is the cause of late blight of celery. it is characterized by the production of conidia within pycnidia. The symptoms include chlorotic spots that turn brown and necrotic. "Septoria apiicola" can survive on seeds.
Several species of passion flower are infected by several species of "Septoria", and a fungus, which has been going by the name "Septoria passiflorae" but which is probably an undescribed species, has been used to control the invasive "
Passiflora tarminiana " in Hawai'i. [cite journal | last =Landcare Research | title = Infidelity Ends Hopes of a Passion-Filled Relationship | journal = What's new in biological control of weeds? | volume = 34 | date = 2005 | url = http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/weeds/wtsnew34.pdf | accessdate = 2007-08-18 ]References
External links
* [http://www.glfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/treedisease/septoria_leaf_spot_and_canker_e.html Canadian Forest Service Article on Septoria]
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