Topic summary

Cochliobolus

Cochliobolus

The fungal genusCochliobolus includes 19 species, it includes some plant pathogenic species such as Cochliobolus heterostrophus. A lot of former Cochliobolus species were transferred to either Curvularia or Bipolaris genera.

Cochliobolus heterostrophus is known from "southern corn blight" which affects corn and maize.