Diplocarpon coronariae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Helotiales |
Family: | Drepanopezizaceae |
Genus: | Diplocarpon |
Species: | D. coronariae |
Binomial name | |
Diplocarpon coronariae (Ellis & Davis) Wöhner & Rossman | |
Synonyms | |
Ascochyta coronariaEllis & Davis, (1903) Contents |
Diplocarpon coronariae [1] is a plant pathogen that causes Marssonina blotch on apple. [2]
Marssonina blotch is a fungal disease of apple leaves and fruit [3] that is caused by Diplocarpon coronaria. [4]
Marssonina blotch was historically an important apple disease in Japan [3] and China. [5] In the 1990s it became an important apple disease in India, [6] and Korea. [7] Marssonina blotch was detected in Europe by the early 2000s [8] where it caused widespread disease, especially on organically managed apples. [9] In the United States Marssonina blotch was first observed as a serious disease in 2017. [10]