Cercospora rosicola is a fungal plant pathogen mostly found on plants in the United States, specifically within the state of Texas. The fungi mostly affects roses, and in severe infections can cause defoliation.[1]
Cercospora rosicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Order: | Capnodiales |
Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
Genus: | Cercospora |
Species: | C. rosicola
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Binomial name | |
Cercospora rosicola Pass., (1877)
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Synonyms | |
Passalora rosicola (Pass.) U. Braun, (1995) |
Symptoms
editInfected plants may show small purple-brown lesions sporadically around the surface of the leaves.
References
edit- ^ "Cercospora Leaf Spot of Roses - How do you treat leaf spot?". Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Retrieved 2022-04-08.