Dothiorella dominicana

Dothiorella dominicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Botryosphaeriales
Family:	Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus:	Dothiorella
Species:	D. dominicana
Binomial name
	Dothiorella dominicana; Petr. & Cif. (1930)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Dothiorella dominicana is a fungal plant pathogen that infects Mangifera indica , the mango tree.^[1]^[2] In South Africa, it is known as blossom blight. Infection with D. dominicana causes rapid drying and partial or complete death of the inflorescense, and can also cause branch die-back.^[2]

References

↑ "Taxon: Dothiorella dominicana". Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, USDA. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
1 2 Darvas, J.M. (1993). "Dothiorella Dominicana, an Important Mango Pathogen in South Africa" . Acta Horticulturae (341): 321–328. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.341.35. ISSN 0567-7572.

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[1] "Taxon: Dothiorella dominicana". Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, USDA. Retrieved 2023-12-10.

[:0-2] 1 2 Darvas, J.M. (1993). "Dothiorella Dominicana, an Important Mango Pathogen in South Africa" . Acta Horticulturae (341): 321–328. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.341.35. ISSN 0567-7572.

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