Peronospora dianthicola

Peronospora dianthicola is a plant pathogen. It causes downy mildew on leaves of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus).[1][2] The disease is of minor importance, whether in commercial production or gardens. If necessary, it can be controlled by foliar sprays of fungicides.[3]

Peronospora dianthicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Oomycota
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Peronosporaceae
Genus: Peronospora
Species:
P. dianthicola
Binomial name
Peronospora dianthicola
Barthelet, (1953)

References

  1. Smith IM, Dunez J, Lelliott RA, Phillips DH, Archer SA, eds. (1988). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. Blackwell Scientific Publications. ISBN 978-0-632-01222-0.
  2. Holliday P (2001). A Dictionary of Plant Pathology (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-59458-5.
  3. OEPP/EPPO (1998). Ornamental plants under protected cultivation. EPPO Standards PP2 Good Plant Protection Practice, no. 13. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
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