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 | |
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Fusisporium rubi G. Winter, (1885) | |
Cercosporella rubi is a plant pathogen which causes rosette 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ Smith, BJ; Killebrew, JF. "EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF BLACKBERRY ROSETTE CAUSED BY THE FUNGUS CERCOSPORELLA RUBI". Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 585.