Diplocarpon mespili

Diplocarpon mespili
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Drepanopezizaceae
Genus:	Diplocarpon
Species:	D. mespili
Binomial name
	Diplocarpon mespili; (Sorauer) B. Sutton (1980)
Synonyms
	Diplocarpon maculatum (G.F. Atk.) Jørst. (1945); Diplocarpon soraueri (Kleb.) Nannf. (1932); Entomopeziza mespili (DC.) Höhn. (1920); Entomopeziza soraueri Kleb. (1918); Entomosporium maculatum Lév. (1857); Entomosporium mespili (DC.) Sacc. (1880); Fabraea maculata (Lév.) G.F. Atk. (1951); Stigmatea mespili Sorauer (1878); Xyloma mespili DC. (1830)

Diplocarpon mespili is a pathogenic fungus which causes quince leaf blight, a leaf disease affecting chiefly common quince. It occurs in wet summers, causing severe leaf spotting and early defoliation, also affecting fruit to a lesser extent. It may also affect other Rosaceae such as hawthorn and medlar, but is typically less damaging than on quince.^[1]

References

^ "Quince leaf blight". Royal Horticultural Society. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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[1] "Quince leaf blight". Royal Horticultural Society. 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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