- Setosphaeria turcica
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Setosphaeria turcica Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Dothideomycetes Subclass: Pleosporomycetidae Order: Pleosporales Family: Pleosporaceae Genus: Setosphaeria Species: S. turcica Binomial name Setosphaeria turcica
(Luttr.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs, (1974)Synonyms Bipolaris turcica (Pass.) Shoemaker, (1959)
Drechslera turcica (Pass.) Subram. & B.L. Jain, (1966)
Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) K.J. Leonard & Suggs, (1974)
Helminthosporium inconspicuum Cooke & Ellis, (1878)
Helminthosporium turcicum Pass., (1876)
Keissleriella turcica (Luttr.) Arx, Gen. (1970)
Luttrellia turcica (Pass.) Khokhr. [as 'Lutrellia'], (1978)
Trichometasphaeria turcica Luttr., (1958)Setosphaeria turcica (anamorph Exserohilum turcicum; formerly known as Helminthosporium turcicum) is the causal agent of Northern Leaf Blight in corn. It is a serious fungal disease prevalent in cooler climates and tropical highlands wherever corn is grown. It is characterized by large cigar shaped necrotic lesions that develop on the leaves due to the polyketide metabolite Monocerin.
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Categories:- Plant pathogens and diseases
- Pleosporaceae
- Pleosporales stubs
- Plant disease stubs
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