''Periconia circinata'' is an
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 ...
fungus that is a
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 ...
affecting maize and sorghum.
See also
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List of maize diseases Bacterial diseases
Fungal diseases
Nematodes, Parasitic
Virus and virus-like diseases
References
Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society
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Maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from ...
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List of sorghum diseases
References
External links
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Maize diseases
Sorghum diseases
Pleosporales
Enigmatic Ascomycota taxa
Fungi described in 1906
Fungus species
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