Cercospora kikuchii

Cercospora kikuchii is a fungal plant pathogen that affects soybeans.[1] It results in both the Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain diseases on soybean and is found almost worldwide. C. kikuchii produces the toxin cercosporin, as do a number of other Cercospora species.

Cercospora leaf blight (CLB) 1
Cercospora leaf blight (CLB) 2
Cercospora leaf blight (CLB) 3
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Cercospora leaf blight (CLB) 8
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Cercospora kikuchii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Cercospora
Species:
C. kikuchii
Binomial name
Cercospora kikuchii
T. Matsumoto & Tomoy., (1925)

References
  1. Bennett, J. Michael; Rhetoric, Emeritus; Hicks, Dale R.; Naeve, Seth L.; Bennett, Nancy Bush (2014). The Minnesota Soybean Field Book (PDF). St Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension. p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

2. Groenewald JZ, Nakashima C, Nishikawa J, Shin HD, Park JH, Jama AN, Groenewald M, Braun U, Crous PW (2013) Species concepts in Cercospora: spotting the weeds among the roses. Stud Mycol. 2013 Jun 30; 75(1): 115–170. Published online 2012 Oct 1. doi: 10.3114/sim0012


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