''Ascochyta asparagina'' is a
fungal plant pathogen
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
. It causes stem blight (also known as Ascochyta blight) of
asparagus, causing loss or death of branches.
See also
*
List of ''Ascochyta'' species
References
* Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook, by Cynthia Westcott, Ralph Kenneth Horst
asparagina
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Monocot diseases
Fungi described in 1987
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