Cercosporella rubi

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]

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

References

1. ^ ^{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. 
2. ^ 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.