Global InformationPyrenochaeta terrestris information
| Pyrenochaeta terrestris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi
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| Phylum: | Ascomycota
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| Class: | Dothideomycetes
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| Subclass: | Pleosporomycetidae
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| Order: | Pleosporales
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| Family: | Incertae sedis
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| Genus: | Pyrenochaeta
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| Species: | P. terrestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrenochaeta terrestris (H.N. Hansen) Gorenz, J.C. Walker & Larson, (1948)
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| Synonyms | |
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Phoma terrestris H.N. Hansen, (1929) | |
Pyrenochaeta terrestris is a fungal plant pathogen that infects maize, sweet potatoes, and strawberries.[1] This plant pathogen causes a disease in onion (Allium cepa) that is commonly called pink root.[1] P. terrestris is also known to infect shallots, garlic, leeks, chives, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, cowpea, cucumbers, eggplants, lima beans, millet, oats, peas, peppers, potatoes, spinach, sugarcane, and tomatoes.[2]
- ^ a b Schwartz, Howard F; Mohan, S. Krishna, eds. (2016). "PART I: Infectious/Biotic Diseases". Compendium of Onion and Garlic Diseases and Pests, Second Edition. pp. 8–86. doi:10.1094/9780890545003.002. ISBN 978-0-89054-500-3.
- ^ Shere, A.F (1986). Vegetables diseases and their control (Second ed.). pp. 454–455.