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PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes...

PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Pleosporales (HIGHER) Family: Pleosporaceae Genus: Alternaria Species: Alternaria solani Early leaf blight and fruit rot caused by Alternaria solani Reference: Alternaria Fruit or Pod Rot - Vegetables | University of Maryland Extension (umd.edu); Early blight of Potato and Tomato (apsnet.org) PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Pleosporales (HIGHER) Family: Pleosporaceae Genus: Alternaria Species: Alternaria solani PATHOGEN MORPHOLOGY Dictyospore: The septa are both transverse and longitudinal, and spores are oblong in shape, sometimes with an elongated apical cell. Reference: Alternaria - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Mycosphaerellales (HIGHER) Family: Mycosphaerellaceae Genus: Cercospora Species: Cercospora abelmoschi, C. nicotianae, C. canescens Syn. Pseudocercospora abelmoschi Leaf spot and Frog-eye (Tobacco) disease caused by Cercospora spp. Reference: Cercospora nicotianae (frog-eye leaf spot of tobacco) | PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank; TNAU Agritech Portal : Crop Protection PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Mycosphaerellales (HIGHER) Family: Mycosphaerellaceae Genus: Cercospora Species: Cercospora abelmoschi, C. nicotianae, C. canescens Syn. Pseudocercospora abelmoschi PATHOGEN MORPHOLOGY Conidiophores: Dark brown; Fasciculate Conidium: Obclavate-cylindric, 5-8 septate, hyaline Reference: PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Mycosphaerellales (HIGHER) Family: Mycosphaerellaceae Genus: Cercospora Species: Cercospora abelmoschi, C. nicotianae, C. canescens Syn. Pseudocercospora abelmoschi Cercospora abelmoschi Pseudocercospora abelmoschi PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Botryosphaeriales (HIGHER) Family: Botryosphaeriaceae Genus: Lasiodiplodia Species: Lasiodiplodia theobromae Stem-end rot and die-back disease of several fruit trees caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae Reference: JoF | Free Full-Text | Diversity among Lasiodiplodia Species Causing Dieback, Root Rot and Leaf Spot on Fruit Trees in Egypt, and a Description of Lasiodiplodia newvalleyensis sp. nov. (mdpi.com), Factsheet - Stem end rot (hawaii.edu), Mango Stem-End Rot Disease | Syngenta Philippines PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Botryosphaeriales (HIGHER) Family: Botryosphaeriaceae Genus: Lasiodiplodia Species: Lasiodiplodia theobromae PATHOGEN MORPHOLOGY Conidium: Ellipsoid to obovoid Immature: Hyaline without septum Mature: reddish brown with septum Reference: Characterization and Pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia theobromae Causing Black Root Rot and Identification of Novel Sources of Resistance in Mulberry Collections - PMC (nih.gov) PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Pleosporales (HIGHER) Family: Pleosporaceae Genus: Helminthosporium Species: Helminthosporium turcicum, Helminthosporium oryzae. syn. Exserohilum turcicum Drechslera oryzae Leaf blight (Corn) and Leaf spot (Rice) caused by Helminthosporium spp. Reference: Brown leaf spot of rice-Ghana: Cochliobolus miyabeanus (Bipolaris oryzae); : PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank: Vol Pest Management Decision Guides, No null PHYLUM DEUTEROMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Dothideomycetes FUNGI Order: Pleosporales (HIGHER) Family: Pleosporaceae Genus: Helminthosporium Species: Helminthosporium turcicum, Helminthosporium sp. syn. Exserohilum turcicum Cochliobolus sp. PATHOGEN MORPHOLOGY Anamorph Conidium: multicellular (six or more- celled), solitary, club-shaped, and pale to dark brown in color Reference: (1) (PDF) Corynespora, Exosporium and Helminthosporium revisited – New species and generic reclassification (researchgate.net) PHYLUM BASIDIOMYCOTA KINGDOM Class: Agaricomycetes FUNGI Order: Agaricales (HIGHER) Family:Typhulaceae Genus: Sclerotium Species: Sclerotium rolfsii Teliomorph: Athelia rolfsii Root rot disease in many crops caused by Sclerotium rolfsii Reference: Pathogen Profile: Sclerotium | PRO-MIX Greenhouse Growing (pthorticulture.com)