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Dothiorella dominicana

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Species of fungus

Dothiorella dominicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Botryosphaeriales
Family: Botryosphaeriaceae
Genus: Dothiorella
Species: D. dominicana
Binomial name
Dothiorella dominicana
Petr. & Cif. (1930)

Dothiorella dominicana is a fungal plant pathogen that infects Mangifera indica, the mango tree. In South Africa, it is known as blossom blight. Infection with D. dominicana causes rapid drying and partial or complete death of the inflorescense, and can also cause branch die-back.

References

  1. "Taxon: Dothiorella dominicana". Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, USDA. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ Darvas, J.M. (1993). "Dothiorella Dominicana, an Important Mango Pathogen in South Africa". Acta Horticulturae (341): 321–328. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.341.35. ISSN 0567-7572.
Taxon identifiers
Dothiorella dominicana


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