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| Cordana leaf spot of banana, caused by Cordana musae. | |
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| Species: | N. musae |
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| Neocordana musae (Zimm.) Höhn., Zentbl. Bakt. ParasitKde, Abt. II 2(60): 7 (1923) | |
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Cordana musaeSclerotium musae | |
Neocordana musae (formerly Cordana musae) is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen. It produces cordana leaf spot on bananas. [1]
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