Septoria aciculosa

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Septoria aciculosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Septoria
Species:
S. aciculosa
Binomial name
Septoria aciculosa
Ellis & Everh. (1884)

Septoria aciculosa is a fungal plant pathogen that can infect strawberries. [1] [2]

This pathogen also affects coniferous trees, particularly those in the pine family (Pinaceae). This fungus is known to cause a specific disease called "needle cast" or "Septoria needle cast." [3] [ failed verification ]

References

  1. X (1933-11-24). "The Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society" . Science. 78 (2030): 474. Bibcode:1933Sci....78..474X. doi:10.1126/science.78.2030.474. ISSN   0036-8075.
  2. Wolf, Frederick A. (1924). "Strawberry Leaf Scorch". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 39 (3/4): 141–163. ISSN   0013-6220. JSTOR   24330730.
  3. Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1972.