''Cercospora'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''

Mycosphaerella ''Mycosphaerella'' is a genus of ascomycota. With more than 10,000 species, it is the largest genus of plant pathogen fungi. The following introduction about the fungal genus ''Mycosphaerella'' is copied (with permission) from the dissertation ...

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plant diseases 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 fungus, fung ...

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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 ...

s. It is a relatively well-studied genus of fungi, but there are countless species not yet described, and there is still much to learn about the best-known of the species.

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Cercospora acetosella ''Cercospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause Plant pathology, plant diseases, ...

'' - found on sheep sorrel and other docks *''

Cercospora aciculina ''Cercospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause Plant pathology, plant diseases, ...

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Cercospora agerati ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora alabemensis ''Cercospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause Plant pathology, plant diseases, ...

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Cercospora alismatis ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora althaeina ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora angreci ''Cercospora angreci'' is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes leaf spot in orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fra ...

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orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

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Cercospora angulata ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora apii ''Cercospora apii'' is a fungal plant pathogen, who causes leaf spot on celery, and found on other plants, including ''Impatiens''. Since the genus Cercospora is one of the largest and most heterogeneous genera of hyphomycetes Hyphomycetes ar ...

'' - causes leaf spot on

celery Celery (''Apium graveolens'') is a marshland plant in the family Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, either its stalks, lea ...

, and found on other plants, including ''

Impatiens ''Impatiens'' is a genus of more than 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics. Together with the genus ''Hydrocera'' (one species), ''Impatiens'' make up the family Balsaminaceae. ...

'' * ''Cercospora apii'' f.sp. ''clerodendri'' *''

Cercospora apiicola ''Cercospora apiicola'' Groenewald, Marizeth; Groenewald, Johannes Z.; Braun, Uwe Host; Crous, Pedro W. range of ''Cercospora apii'' and ''C. beticola'' and description of ''C. apiicola'', a novel species from celery Mycologia, 98(2), 2006, pp ...

'' - causes leaf spot on celery *''

Cercospora arachidicola ''Cercospora arachidicola'' is a fungal ascomycete plant pathogen that causes early leaf spot of peanut. Peanuts (''Arachis hypogaea'') originated in South America and are cultivated globally in warm, temperate and tropical regions. All cultiva ...

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peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible Seed, seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small ...

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Cercospora arctii ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora arctii-ambrosiae ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora asparagi ''Cercospora asparagi'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are clas ...

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asparagus Asparagus, or garden asparagus, folk name sparrow grass, scientific name ''Asparagus officinalis'', is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus ''Asparagus''. Its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable. It was once classified in ...

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Cercospora atro-marginalis ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora atrofiliformis ''Cercospora atrofiliformis'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References atrofiliformis Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

'' - causes "black stripe" on

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

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Cercospora beticola ''Cercospora beticola'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen which typically infects plants of the genus ''Beta (plant), Beta'', within the family of Chenopodiaceae. It is the cause of Cercospora leaf spot disease in sugar beets, spinach and swiss ...

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Beta vulgaris ''Beta vulgaris'' (beet) is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Betoideae of the family Amaranthaceae. Economically, it is the most important crop of the large order Caryophyllales. It has several cultivar groups: the sugar beet, of gre ...

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spinach Spinach (''Spinacia oleracea'') is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. Its leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed either f ...

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Cercospora bolleana ''Mycosphaerella bolleana'' is a fungal plant pathogen. See also * List of ''Mycosphaerella'' species References External links New Zealand Fungi: ''Mycosphaerella bolleana'' bolleana Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Fungi described ...

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figs The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...

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Cercospora brachiata ''Cercospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause Plant pathology, plant diseases, ...

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Cercospora byliana ''Cercospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause Plant pathology, plant diseases, ...

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Cercospora brachypus ''Cercospora brachypus'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are cla ...

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grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...

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Cercospora brassicicola ''Cercospora brassicicola'' is a plant pathogen. References External links brassicicola Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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cole crops Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels spr ...

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Cercospora brunkii ''Cercospora brunkii'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are class ...

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Pelargonium ''Pelargonium'' () is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs, commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. '' Geranium'' is also the botanical name and common name of a separ ...

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Geranium ''Geranium'' is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, but mostly in ...

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Cercospora bunchosiae ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora canescens ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Cercospora cannabis ''Cercospora cannabis'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References

Cercospora, cannabis Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Hemp diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

'' - causes olive leaf spot on ''

Cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: ''Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively ...

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hops Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant ''Humulus lupulus'', a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to whi ...

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Cercospora cantuariensis ''Cercospora cantuariensis'' is a fungal plant pathogen In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may a ...

'' - found on hops *''

Cercospora capsici ''Cercospora capsici'' is a fungal plant pathogen that causes leaf spot, known as frogeye spot, on peppers Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * '' ...

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peppers Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae ** Bell pepper ** Chili ...

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Cercospora caribaea ''Phaeoramularia manihotis'' is a fungal plant pathogen infecting cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native ...

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Cercospora carotae ''Cercospora carotae'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References carotae Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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carrot leaf blight ''Alternaria dauci'' is a plant pathogen. The English name of the disease it incites is "carrot leaf blight". Hosts and symptoms Alternaria Leaf Blight is a foliar disease of carrots caused by the fungus ''Alternaria dauci''. ''Alternaria dauc ...

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Cercospora circumscissa ''Mycosphaerella cerasella'' is a fungal plant pathogen In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may a ...

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Cercospora citrullina ''Didymella bryoniae,'' syn. ''Mycosphaerella melonis,'' is an ascomycete fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight on the family ''Cucurbitaceae'' (the family of gourds and melons), which includes cantaloupe, cucumber, muskmelon and ...

'' - causes "cucurbit leaf spot" on

watermelon Watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieti ...

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cucumber Cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated Vine#Horticultural climbing plants, creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical Fruit, fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables.

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Cercospora coffeicola ''Mycosphaerella coffeicola'' is a sexually reproducing fungal plant pathogen. It is most commonly referred to as the asexual organism ''Cercospora coffeicola''. Host and symptoms There are 40 species in the genus ''Coffea'' (family Rubiaceae) t ...

'' - infests coffee plants *'' Cercospora coryli'' - found on

hazel The hazel (''Corylus'') is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae,Germplasmgobills Information Network''Corylus''Rushforth, K. (1999). ...

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Cercospora corylina ''Cercospora corylina'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References corylina Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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Cercospora eleusine ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

'' - causes leaf spot of Finger millet * ''Cercospora'' cf. ''flagellaris'' syn. ''C. piaropi'' *''

Cercospora fragariae ''Cercospora fragariae'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. See also * List of strawberry diseases References

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strawberry The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; ''Fragaria × ananassa'') is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus '' Fragaria'', collectively known as the strawberries, which are cultivated worldwide for their fruit. The fruit is widely ap ...

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Cercospora fuchsiae ''Cercospora fuchsiae'' is a fungal plant pathogen In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may als ...

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Cercospora fusca ''Cercospora fusca'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References External links

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Cercospora fusimaculans ''Cercospora fusimaculans'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are ...

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grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

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Cercospora halstedii ''Cercospora halstedii'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References External links halstedii Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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Cercospora hayi ''Cercospora hayi'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. It can cause the brown spot disease in Banana, bananas. References External links

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'' *'' Cercospora hydrangeae'' *'' Cercospora kaki'' *''

Cercospora kikuchii ''Cercospora kikuchii'' is a fungal plant pathogen that affects soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Tradit ...

'' - causes leaf blight and purple seed stain on soybean *''

Cercospora lentis ''Cercospora lentis'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classi ...

'' - found on lentil *''

Cercospora liquidambaris ''Cercospora liquidambaris'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References

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Cercospora longipes ''Cercospora longipes'' 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). Organ ...

'' - causes brown spot on sugarcane *''

Cercospora longissima ''Cercospora longissima'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are cl ...

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lettuce Lettuce (''Lactuca sativa'') is an annual plant of the family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and seeds. Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, ...

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Cercospora malloti ''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...

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Mallotus ''Mallotus'' may refer to: * ''Mallotus'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Osmeridae * ''Mallotus'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae {{genus disambiguation ...

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Cercospora mamaonis ''Cercospora mamaonis'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References

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papaya The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...

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Cercospora mangiferae ''Cercospora mangiferae'' is a fungus, fungal Plant pathology, plant pathogen. References

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mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South a ...

leaf spot *'' Cercospora medicaginis'' - found on

alfalfa Alfalfa () (''Medicago sativa''), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as w ...

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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." Ph ...

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Cercospora minima ''Cercospora minima'' is a fungal plant pathogen. In the European pear, it is the cause of the disease known as late leaf spot. The geographic distribution includes India, South America, and the south-eastern United States. References minim ...

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pear Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the p ...

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Cercospora minuta ''Cercospora minuta'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classi ...

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Cercospora musae ''Mycosphaerella musicola'' is a fungal plant pathogen, which is the causal agent of Yellow Sigatoka leaf spot disease on banana plants. Characteristics Sigatoka leaf spot disease (SD) is a disease of bananas and is caused by the ascomycetous fu ...

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banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...

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Cercospora nicotianae ''Cercospora nicotianae'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References External links nicotianae Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

'' - causes "frogeye" spot on

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

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Cercospora odontoglossi ''Cercospora odontoglossi'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are ...

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Cercospora oryzae ''Sphaerulina oryzina'' is a fungal plant pathogen infecting rice. Propiconazole is an effective fungicide Fungicides are biocidal chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores. A fungistatic inhibits ...

'' *'' Cercospora papayae'' - found on papaya *''

Cercospora penniseti ''Cercospora penniseti'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References penniseti Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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pearl millet Pearl millet (''Cenchrus americanus'', commonly known as the synonym ''Pennisetum glaucum''; also known as 'Bajra' in Hindi, 'Sajje' in Kannada, 'Kambu' in Tamil, 'Bajeer' in Kumaoni and 'Maiwa' in Hausa, 'Mexoeira' in Mozambique) is the most w ...

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Cercospora personata ''Mycosphaerella berkeleyi'' is a fungal plant pathogen. It is the causal agent of the peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly fo ...

'' - causes brown or blackish leaf spots in ground nuts

tikka disease Tikka may refer to: * Tikka (food), a type of South Asian food * Tikka (forehead mark), a mark made on the forehead by Hindu Indians * Tikka, a brand of hunting rifles manufactured formerly by Finnish firearms manufacturer Tikkakoski ** Tikka, t ...

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Cercospora pisa-sativae ''Cercospora pisa-sativae'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References External links

Cercospora, pisa-sativae Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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pea The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...

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Cercospora platanicola ''Cercospora platanicola'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References platanicola Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

'' - found on sycamores *''

Cercospora puderii ''Cercospora puderii'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References External links

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Cercospora pulcherrima ''Cercospora pulcherrima'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are c ...

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Cercospora rhapidicola ''Cercospora rhapidicola'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. References

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Cercospora rosicola ''Cercospora rosicola'' is a fungal plant pathogen mostly found on plants in the United States, specifically within the state of Texas. The fungi mostly affects roses, and in severe infections can cause defoliation A defoliant is any her ...

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rose A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...

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Cercospora rubrotincta ''Cercospora rubrotincta'' is a fungus, fungal plant pathogen. It can cause leaf spot in stone fruits. See also * List of peach and nectarine diseases References

Cercospora, rubrotincta Fungal tree pathogens and diseases Stone fruit tre ...

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drupe In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ...

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Cercospora sojina ''Cercospora sojina'' is a fungal plant pathogen which causes frogeye leaf spot of soybeans. Frog eye leaf spot is a major disease on soybeans in the southern U.S. and has recently started to expand into the northern U.S. where soybeans are grow ...

'' - causes frogeye leaf spot on soybean *''

Cercospora solani ''Cercospora solani'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classi ...

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potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

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Cercospora solani-tuberosi ''Cercospora solani-tuberosi'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms a ...

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Cercospora sorghi ''Cercospora sorghi'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classi ...

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Cercospora theae ''Cercospora theae'' is a fungal plant pathogen. It is the pathogen In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A ...

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Cercospora tuberculans ''Cercospora tuberculans'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References External links tuberculans Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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Cercospora vexans ''Cercospora vexans'' is a fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classi ...

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Cercospora zeae-maydis Grey leaf spot (GLS) is a foliar fungal disease that affects maize, also known as corn. GLS is considered one of the most significant yield-limiting diseases of corn worldwide. There are two fungal pathogens that cause GLS: ''Cercospora zeae-may ...

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grey leaf spot Grey leaf spot (GLS) is a foliar fungal disease that affects maize, also known as corn. GLS is considered one of the most significant yield-limiting diseases of corn worldwide. There are two fungal pathogens that cause GLS: ''Cercospora zeae-may ...

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Cercospora zebrina ''Cercospora zebrina'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References External links zebrina Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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Cercospora zonata ''Cercospora zonata'' is a fungal plant pathogen. References External links zonata Fungal plant pathogens and diseases {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

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Photos of ''Impatiens'' leaf spot

Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Mycosphaerellaceae genera Taxa described in 1863 Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel {{plant-disease-stub

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