Kingdom Fungi Genus Gloeocercospora Phylum Ascomycota Order Incertae sedis | Family Incertae sedis Scientific name Gloeocercospora sorghi Rank Species Subclass Incertae sedis | |
Similar Puccinia purpurea, Sporisorium sorghi, Peronosclerospora sorghi, Burkholderia andropogonis, Glomerella graminicola | ||
Gloeocercospora sorghi is a plant pathogen and causal agent of zonate leaf spot also known as copper spot on Sorghum bicolor (though it can infect several other hosts). It is used as a bioherbicide.
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