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Phoma exigua

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Subclass
  
Pleosporomycetidae

Family
  
Incertae sedis

Scientific name
  
Phoma exigua

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Ascomycota

Order
  
Pleosporales

Genus
  
Phoma

Higher classification
  
Phoma

Phoma exigua

Similar
  
Phoma, Ascochyta, Helminthosporium solani, Phyllosticta, Phoma glomerata

Phoma exigua (syn. Ascochyta gossypii) is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes wet weather blight in cotton and it can be treated with systemic copper.

Varieties of Phoma exigua

  • Phoma exigua var. exigua
  • Phoma exigua var. heteromorpha
  • Phoma exigua var. lincola
  • Phoma exigua var. solanicola
  • References

    Phoma exigua Wikipedia