Potexvirus pepini Pepino mosaic virus General Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) is a single-stranded RNA-virus (Potexvirus genus, Fexiviridae family) that…
Microdochium nivale (Monographella nivalis, Fusarium nivale) Foot rot of cereals General Foot rot of cereals, caused by the fungal pathogen…
Fusarium spp. Fusarium spp. Fusarium spp. is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of…
Venturia inaequalis Apple scab General Venturia inaequalis is an ascomycete fungus that causes apple scab disease Life cycle and appearance of Apple…
Tilletia controversa Dwarf bunt General Tilletia controversa is a plant pathogen. It is a fungus known to cause the smut disease TCK smut in soft…
Ustilago nuda (Ustilago segetum var. nuda, Ustilago nuda f.sp. hordei) Loose smut of barley General Ustilago nuda f.sp. hordei affects barley and can…
Botrytis cinerea (Botryotinia fuckeliana) Grey mould General Grey mould ( Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) is a commonly found fungus in…
Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis Wheat bunt General Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis only differ in one gene and easily hybridize. There is…
Fusarium oxysporum Fusarium wilt General Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a…
Pythium aphanidermatum Damping-off General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a…
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