Pyrenochaeta terrestris

Pyrenochaeta terrestris is a fungal plant pathogen that infects maize, sweet potatoes, and strawberries. This plant pathogen causes a disease in onion (Allium cepa) that is commonly called pink root. P. terrestris is also known to infect shallots, garlic, leeks, chives, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, cowpea, cucumbers, eggplants, lima beans, millet, oats, peas, peppers, potatoes, spinach, sugarcane, and tomatoes. Other names for this pathogen include Setophoma terrestris and Phoma terrestris these names are synonyms of Pyrenochaeta terrestris.