Pseudocercospora cannabina is a fungal plant pathogen infecting hemp. Cercospora cannabina was originally found on the leaves of Cannabis sativa in Uganda.[2] Then in 1976, it was renamed as Pseudocercospora cannabina by mycologist Frederick Claude Deighton (1903-1992).[1]
| Pseudocercospora cannabina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudocercospora |
| Species: | P. cannabina
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocercospora cannabina (Wakef.) Deighton, (1976)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Cercospora cannabina Wakef., Bull. Misc. Inf., Kew(nos 9 & 10): 314 (1917) | |
It was found in Ithaca, New York in 2022 causing a Downy mildew on Cannabis sativa plants. It caused most of the crop to be unusable for market purposes. The disease is characterized by chlorotic (no green on leaves) and necrotic lesions producing sporangiophores (a special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip) under high humidity.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b (Wakef.) Deighton, Mycol. Pap. 140: 141 (1976)
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Names Record". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Giles, Garrett; Indermaur, Elizabeth J.; Gonzalez-Giron, Juan Luis; Hermann, Taylere Q.; Shelnutt, Savanna; Starr, Jennifer; Myers, Kevin; Jensen, Sandra; Bergstrom, Gary C.; Crawford, Jamie; Hansen, Julie L.; Smart, Lawrence B.; Smart, Christine D. (21 October 2022). "First Report of Downy Mildew caused by Pseudocercospora cannabina on Cannabis sativa in New York". Plant Dis. 107 (5): 1638. doi:10.1094/PDIS-08-22-1930-PDN. PMID 36269588. S2CID 253044634.
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