Peronospora valerianellae

Peronospora valerianellae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromalveolata
Phylum: Heterokontophyta
Class: Oomycetes
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Peronosporaceae
Genus: Peronospora
Species: P. valerianellae
Binomial name
Peronospora valerianellae
Fuckel, (1888)

Peronospora valerianellae is a plant pathogen. It causes downy mildew on leaves of lamb's lettuce Valerianella locusta, which is widely grown as a salad plant in several European countries (for example, France, Germany). It is transmitted by seed-borne oospores, and is controlled by fungicide sprays of the foliage[1][2].

References

  1. ^ Smith IM, Dunez J, Lelliott RA, Phillips DH, Archer SA (editors) (1988). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 978-0632-012220. 
  2. ^ Holliday P (2001). A Dictionary of Plant Pathology (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521-594585. 

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