Verticillium dahliae | |
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Symptoms of verticillium wilt on sunflower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Subclass: | Hypocreomycetidae |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Incertae sedis |
Genus: | Verticillium |
Species: | V. dahliae |
Binomial name | |
Verticillium dahliae Kleb., (1913) |
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Synonyms | |
Verticillium albo-atrum var. chlamydosporale |
Verticillium dahliae is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes verticillium wilt in many plant species, causing leaves to curl and discolor. It may cause death in some plants.