- Cercosporella rubi
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Cercosporella rubi Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Dothideomycetes Subclass: Dothideomycetidae Order: Capnodiales Family: Mycosphaerellaceae Genus: Cercosporella Species: C. rubi Binomial name Cercosporella rubi
(G. Winter) Plakidas, (1937)Synonyms Fusisporium rubi G. Winter, (1885)
Ramularia rubi (G. Winter) Wollenw., (1916)Cercosporella rubi is a plant pathogen which causes rossette disease of blackberry. The disease is a particular problem in the southeast of the USA.[1][2] The disease causes witch's broom symptoms as well as double blossoms, and can severely reduce yield.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Lyman, MR; Curry KJ, Smith BJ and Diehl SV (2004). "Effect of Cercosporella rubi on Blackberry Floral Bud Development". Plant Disease (APS) 88 (2): 195–204. doi:10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.2.195. http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PDIS.2004.88.2.195. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Smith, BJ; Killebrew, JF. "EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF BLACKBERRY ROSETTE CAUSED BY THE FUNGUS CERCOSPORELLA RUBI". Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 585. http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=585_52.
Categories:- Plant pathogens and diseases
- Capnodiales
- Dothideomycetes stubs
- Plant disease stubs
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