''Pleospora betae'' is a plant pathogen infecting beet. It contains the chemical substances
betaenone A
Betaenone A, like other betaenones ( B and C), is a secondary metabolite isolated from the fungus ''Pleospora betae'', a plant pathogen. Of the seven phytotoxins isolated in fungal leaf spots from sugar beet (''Beta vulgaris''), it showed 73% gro ...
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B and
C. Pleospora betae develops on dead beet residues and is a marsupial stage of the Phoma betae anamorph, parasitizing on beets and causing a number of harmful diseases.
References
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Food plant pathogens and diseases
Pleosporaceae
Fungi described in 1877
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