''Schizothyrium pomi'' is a plant pathogen of the
sooty blotch and flyspeck Sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) or apple summer disease is a plant disease caused by a complex of saprophytic fungi which colonize the epicuticular wax layer of apple (''Malus'' x ''domestica'' Borkh.). It is found worldwide in regions with moist g ...
complex, infecting apple, pear and citrus trees and carnations.
it has been a presumed
teleomorph of ''Zygophiala jamaicensis''.
[Batzer JC, Arias MM, Harrington TC, Gleason ML, Groenewald JZ, Crous PW. Four species of Zygophiala (Schizothyriaceae, Capnodiales) are associated with the sooty blotch and flyspeck complex on apple. Mycologia. 2008 Mar-Apr;100(2):246-58. , DOI 10.3852/mycologia.100.2.246]
References
External links
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Ornamental plant pathogens and diseases
Apple tree diseases
Pear tree diseases
Fungal citrus diseases
Microthyriales
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