Kingdom Fungi Order Taphrinales | Subclass Taphrinomycetidae Rank Species | |
Similar Taphrina, Taphrina aurea, Taphrinaceae, Taphrina caerulescens, Birch besom | ||
Taphrina wiesneri is a plant pathogen causing witch's broom, or plant gall formations, on cherry trees (Prunus & Cerasus sp). It is an important pest species of the ornamental cherry Cerasus X yedoensis in Japan.
Life cycle
Komatsu et al found that hyphae of T. wiesneri overwintered in symptomatic shoots of Cerasus X yedoensis. This is in contrast with the overwintering of other Taphrina species such as Taphrina deformans that over winter on leaf and twig surfaces before initiating infection.
References
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