Macrophomina

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Macrophomina
Black microsclerotia and orange pycnidia of "Macrophomina phaseolina" infecting "Pinus elliottii"
Black microsclerotia and orange pycnidia of Macrophomina phaseolina infecting Pinus elliottii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Botryosphaeriales
Family: Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus: Macrophomina
Petr.
Species

Macrophomina is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae. There are two species, Macrophomina limbalis and Macrophomina phaseolina. The fungus can exist as a saprophyte or plant pathogen.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kaur, Surinder; Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Vallad, Gary Edward; Chand, Ramesh; Chauhan, Vijay Bahadur (1 May 2012). "Emerging phytopathogen Macrophomina phaseolina: biology, economic importance and current diagnostic trends". Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 38 (2): 136–151. doi:10.3109/1040841X.2011.640977. ISSN 1040-841X. PMID 22257260. S2CID 12473245. Retrieved 18 November 2022.