Emergence of Leaf Spot Disease on Leafy Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Caused by Paramyrothecium and Albifimbria Species

• Published in: Phytopathology Vol. 109; no. 6; pp. 1053 - 1061
• Main Authors: Matić, Slavica, Gilardi, Giovanna, Gullino, Maria Lodovica, Garibaldi, Angelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2019
• Subjects: calmodulin; fungi; H-transporting ATPase; Italy; leaf spot; leaves; loci; mitochondria; Myrothecium; necrosis; ornamental plants; pathogenicity; peptide elongation factors; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; saprophytes; seeds; tubulin; vegetable crops; vegetables; Italy; Mycology

The genera Paramyrothecium and Albifimbria have been established from the former genus Myrothecium and they generally comprise common soil-inhabiting and saprophytic fungi. Within these genera, only two fungi have been recognized as phytopathogenic thus far: P. roridum and A. verrucaria, both of whi...