''Phomopsis'' is a genus of
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 in the family
Valsaceae.
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Species
Species include:
* '' Phomopsis arnoldiae''
* '' Phomopsis asparagi''
* ''Phomopsis asparagicola
''Phomopsis asparagicola'' is a plant pathogen that causes ''Phomopsis'' blight in asparagus
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* ''Phomopsis azadirachtae
''Phomopsis azadirachtae'' is a fungus, a species of the genus ''Phomopsis''. It has been identified as the fungus responsible for dieback in ''Azadirachta indica'' (neem
''Azadirachta indica'', commonly known as neem, nimtree or Indian lila ...
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* '' Phomopsis cannabina''
* '' Phomopsis caricae-papayae''
* ''Phomopsis coffeae
''Phomopsis coffeae'' is a plant pathogen infecting coffee.
References
External links
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Coffee diseases
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* '' Phomopsis durionis'' Syd. 1932[
* '' Phomopsis elaeagni''
* '']Phomopsis ganjae
''Phomopsis ganjae'' is a fungal plant pathogen infecting hemp.
References
External links
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Hemp diseases
Phomopsis, ganjae
Fungus species
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* '' Phomopsis javanica''
* '' Phomopsis juniperovora''
* '' Phomopsis lokoyae''
* '' Phomopsis longicolla''
* '' Phomopsis mangiferae''
* '' Phomopsis obscurans''
* ''Phomopsis perseae
Phomopsis perseae is a fungal plant pathogen affecting avocado
The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerican ...
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* ''Phomopsis pittospori
''Phomopsis'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Valsaceae.
Species
Species include:
* ''Phomopsis arnoldiae''
* ''Phomopsis asparagi''
* ''Phomopsis asparagicola''
* ''Phomopsis azadirachtae''
* ''Phomopsis cannabina''
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* '' Phomopsis prunorum''
* ''Phomopsis sojae
''Diaporthe phaseolorum'' var. ''sojae'' is a plant pathogen infecting soybean and peanut.
''Diaporthe phaseolorum'' var. ''sojae'' is the perfect form of the causal pathogen of pod and stem blight of soybean.Mueller, Daren and Alison Robertson. ...
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* '' Phomopsis scabra''
* '' Phomopsis sclerotioides''
* '' Phomopsis tanakae''
* '' Phomopsis theae''
* ''Phomopsis viticola
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot occurs wherever grapes are grown. Phomopsis cane and leaf spot is more severe in grape-growing regions characterized by a humid temperate climate through the growing season. Crop losses up to 30% have been reported to ...
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Formerly placed here:
*''Phomopsis vaccinii'', now '' Diaporthe vaccinii''
*''Phomopsis leptostromiformis'', now ''Diaporthe toxica
''Diaporthe toxica'' (anamorph ''Phomopsis'' sp. formerly ''P. leptostromiformis var. leptostromiformis)'' is a lupin endophyte and occasionally a plant pathogen. The fungus produces secondary metabolites that result in toxicosis of animals such ...
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Dead-arm infection
One of the species of this genus, '' P. viticola'', cause a 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, ...
disease called ''Phomopsis'' or ''dead-arm''. Usually, infections begin during early growth stages in spring. This affects leaves, fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
, rachises, and shoots of a plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
.
This disease
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that a ...
causes the formation of lesion
A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. ''Lesion'' is derived from the Latin "injury". Lesions may occur in plants as well as animals.
Types
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s on shoots, leaves, and rachises, but also can cause fruit rot.
It causes significant economic damage to grape vines.
Another ''Phomopsis'' species, '' P. juniperovora'', infects junipers, and is a particularly important pest of seedlings and juvenile plants in the nursery industry.
See also
* List of soybean diseases
References
External links
* http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/diseases/phomopsis.shtml
* http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/phomopsis/phomopsis.htm
Diaporthales
Soybean diseases
Sordariomycetes genera
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
Taxa named by Casimir Roumeguère
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