Cercospora arachidicola
Early leaf spot of peanut is caused by Cercospora arachidicola, a fungal ascomycete that affects peanuts. Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) originated in South America and are cultivated globally in warm, temperate and tropical regions. All cultivars of peanuts are equally susceptible to peanut fungal pathogens; however, C. arachidicola is an economically important oeanut pahtogen and is responsible for significant economic losses in the peanut industry, more specifically in the Southeastern, Eastern, and Southwestern United States.[1] Early leaf spot of peanut can drastically reduce yields, leading to economic downturn of the peanut crop economy.[2] Annual crop losses in the United States range anywhere from less than 1% to greater than 50% depending on disease management and treatment.[1]
| Cercospora arachidicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: | Dothideomycetidae |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Cercospora |
| Species: | C. arachidicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercospora arachidicola Hori, (1917) | |
Cercospora arachidicola is a fungal plant pathogen.
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References
- 1 2 Smith, Donald H. "Management of Peanut Foliar Dis". Plant Disease. 64 (4). doi:10.1094/pd-64-356.
- ↑ Leidner, J (2012). "The peanut genomics initiative". Southeastern Peanut Farmer. 50: 15.