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Cercospora Melongenae
''Cercospora melongenae'' is a fungal plant pathogen that causes leaf spot on eggplant (''Solanum melongenum''). It is a deuteromycete fungus that is primarily confined to eggplant species.Welles, Colin G. "Cercospora Leaf Spot of Eggplant." Phytopathology Vol.12 No.2 (1922).Vijaya, T., M. Nagalaxmidevamma, and A. Sreeramulu. "Epidemiology of Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease of Brinjal - Process of Penetration." Environment & Ecology 9.2 (1991): 396-98. Some other host species are ''Solanum aethiopicum'' and ''Solanum incanum''. This plant pathogen only attacks leaves of eggplants and not the fruit."Eggplant." Eggplant. PlantVillage It is fairly common among the fungi that infect community gardens and home gardens of eggplant. Generally speaking, ''Cercospora melongenae'' attacks all local varieties of eggplants, but is most severe on the Philippine eggplant and less parasitic on a Siamese variety. Signs and symptoms ''Cercospora melongenae'' is found primarily in warm climates c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaf Spot
A leaf spot is a limited, discoloured, diseased area of a leaf that is caused by fungal, bacterial or viral plant diseases, or by injuries from nematodes, insects, environmental factors, toxicity or herbicides. These discoloured spots or lesions often have a centre of necrosis (cell death).Horst, R. (2008). Westcott’s Plant Disease Handbook (Seventh Edition.). Springer Netherlands. Symptoms can overlap across causal agents, however differing signs and symptoms of certain pathogens can lead to the diagnosis of the type of leaf spot disease. Prolonged wet and humid conditions promote leaf spot disease and most pathogens are spread by wind, splashing rain or irrigation that carry the disease to other leaves.Lucas, G., & Campbell, L. (1992). Introduction to Plant Diseases Identification and Management (2nd ed. 1992.). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7294-7 Description Leaf spots are a type of plant disease that are usually caused by pathogens and sometimes othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
