Podosphaera fusca

Podosphaera fusca
	Leaf damage from P. fusca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Subclass:	Leotiomycetidae
Order:	Erysiphales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Podosphaera
Species:	P. fusca
Binomial name
	Podosphaera fusca; (Fr.) U. Braun & Shishkoff, (2000)
Synonyms
	Erysiphe erigerontis-canadensis Lév., (1843); Erysiphe fusca Fr., (1829); Sphaerotheca elsholtziae Z.Y. Zhao, (1981); Sphaerotheca erigerontis-canadensis (Lév.) L. Junell, (1966); Sphaerotheca fusca (Fr.) S. Blumer, (1933); Sphaerotheca melampyri L. Junell, (1966); Sphaerotheca phtheirospermi Henn. & Shirai, (1900)

Podosphaera fusca is a fungus that parasitically infects plants (a phytopathogen). It is one cause of powdery mildew in melons and gourds.^[1]

Some sources suggest that P. fusca should be considered synonymous with P. xanthii,^[1] while others maintain they are separate species in the Magnicellulata subsection of the Sphaerotheca section of the Podosphaera genus, as of 2011^[update], based on the size of chasmothecia, and on the thin-walled portion of the asci (oculus).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Pérez-García, A.; Romero, D.; Fernández-Ortuño, D.; López-Ruiz, F.; De Vicente, A.; Torés Montosa, Juan Antonio (March 2009). "The powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera fusca (synonym Podosphaera xanthii), a constant threat to cucurbits". Molecular Plant Pathology. 10 (2): 153–160. doi:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x. First published online 9 December 2008, doi:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x.
^ Bojorques Ramos, Cosme; Maruthachalam, Karunakaran; McCreight, James D.; Garcia Estrada, Raymundo S. (2010–2011). "Podosphaera xanthii but not Golovinomyces cichoracearum infects Cucurbits in a Greenhouse at Salinas, California" (PDF). Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report. 33–34 (24–28): 24–26. Retrieved 10 August 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |ps= (help)

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[Pérez-García_et_al.-1] Pérez-García, A.; Romero, D.; Fernández-Ortuño, D.; López-Ruiz, F.; De Vicente, A.; Torés Montosa, Juan Antonio (March 2009). "The powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera fusca (synonym Podosphaera xanthii), a constant threat to cucurbits". Molecular Plant Pathology. 10 (2): 153–160. doi:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x. First published online 9 December 2008, doi:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x.

[2] Bojorques Ramos, Cosme; Maruthachalam, Karunakaran; McCreight, James D.; Garcia Estrada, Raymundo S. (2010–2011). "Podosphaera xanthii but not Golovinomyces cichoracearum infects Cucurbits in a Greenhouse at Salinas, California" (PDF). Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report. 33–34 (24–28): 24–26. Retrieved 10 August 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |ps= (help)

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