''Phomopsis'' is a genus of
ascomycete
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
fungi in the family
Diaporthaceae. It was previously in the
Valsaceae family.
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Species
680 records are listed by Species Fungorum
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* '' Phomopsis elaeagni''
* '' Phomopsis ganjae''
* '' Phomopsis javanica''
* '' Phomopsis juniperovora''
* '' Phomopsis lokoyae''
* '' Phomopsis longicolla''
* '' Phomopsis mangiferae''
* '' Phomopsis obscurans''
* '' Phomopsis perseae''
* '' Phomopsis pittospori''
* '' Phomopsis prunorum''
* '' Phomopsis sojae''
* '' Phomopsis scabra''
* '' Phomopsis sclerotioides''
* '' Phomopsis tanakae''
* '' Phomopsis theae''
* '' Phomopsis viticola''
Formerly placed here:
* ''Phomopsis vaccinii'', now '' Diaporthe vaccinii'']
Dead-arm infection
One of the species of this genus, '' P. viticola'', cause a grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...
disease called ''Phomopsis'' or ''dead-arm''. Usually, infections begin during early growth stages in spring. This affects leaves, fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...
, rachis
In biology, a rachis (from the [], "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft".
In zoology and microbiology
In vertebrates, ''rachis'' can refer to the series of articulated vertebrae, which encase the spinal cord. In this case the ''rachi ...
es, and shoots of a plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
.
This disease
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function (biology), function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical condi ...
causes the formation of lesion
A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by injury or diseases. The term ''Lesion'' is derived from the Latin meaning "injury". Lesions may occur in both plants and animals.
Types
There is no de ...
s on shoots, leaves, and rachises, but also can cause fruit rot.
It causes significant economic damage to grape vines.
Another ''Phomopsis'' species, '' P. juniperovora'', infects junipers, and is a particularly important pest of seedlings and juvenile plants in the nursery industry.
See also
* List of soybean diseases
Soybean plants (''Glycine max'') are subject to a variety of diseases and pests.
Bacterial diseases
Fungal diseases
Nematodes, parasitic
Viral diseases
See also
* Soybean management practices
References
Common Names of Diseases, T ...
References
External links
* http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/diseases/phomopsis.shtml
* http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/phomopsis/phomopsis.htm
Diaporthales
Soybean diseases
Sordariomycetes genera
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
Taxa named by Casimir Roumeguère
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