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Cercospora
Sign in to saveCercospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus Mycosphaerella. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a relatively well-studied genus of fungi, but there are countless species not yet described, and there is still much to learn about the best-known members of the genus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassDothideomycetes
- OrderMycosphaerellales
- FamilyMycosphaerellaceae
Cercospora è un genere di funghi ascomiceti. Comprende diverse specie parassite di piante.
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Research
766 papers- Cercospora leaf spot disease of sugar beet.Plant signaling & behavior · 2023
- High-quality genome assembly of the soybean fungal pathogen Cercospora kikuchii.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021
- Fungal perylenequinones.Mycological progress · 2022
- Recent advances in the population biology and management of maize foliar fungal pathogens Exserohilum turcicum, Cercospora zeina and Bipolaris maydis in Africa.Frontiers in plant science · 2024
- Identification and characterization of Cercospora beticola necrosis-inducing effector CbNip1.Molecular plant pathology · 2021
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Cercospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus Mycosphaerella. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a relatively well-studied genus of fungi, but there are countless species not yet described, and there is still much to learn about the best-known members of the genus.
It has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.