Pseudocercospora fuligena is a fungal plant pathogen infecting tomatoes.[2] It is the cause of the fungal disease black leaf mold.[3] The fungus was first described in the Philippines in 1938 and has since been reported in numerous countries throughout the tropics and subtropics. It was reported in the United States in 1974, initially in Florida, and has since been reported in non-tropical regions including Ohio and North Carolina.[4]
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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. fuligena
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| Pseudocercospora fuligena | |
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Cercospora fuligena Roldan, (1938) | |
Black leaf mold causes pale-yellow to light-green spots on infected leaves which eventually enlarge and coalesce. The leaves then wilt; infected tomato plants have smaller or fewer fruits. The losses are estimated to be up to 30%.
References
edit- ^ (Roldan) Deighton, Mycol. Pap. 140: 144 (1976)
- ^ Heine, Gregor; Max, Johannes F. J.; Führs, Hendrik; Moran‐Puente, Diana W.; Heintz, Dimitri; Horst, Walter J. (October 2011). "Effect of manganese on the resistance of tomato to Pseudocercospora fuligena". Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 174 (5): 827–836. doi:10.1002/jpln.201000440. ISSN 1436-8730.
- ^ Zaccaron, Alex Z.; Stergiopoulos, Ioannis (2020-12-01). "First Draft Genome Resource for the Tomato Black Leaf Mold Pathogen Pseudocercospora fuligena". Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33 (12): 1441–1445. doi:10.1094/MPMI-06-20-0139-A. ISSN 0894-0282. PMID 33044124.
- ^ Subedi, N.; Testen, A. L.; Baysal-Gurel, F.; Miller, S. A. (2015-02-01). "First Report of Black Leaf Mold of Tomato Caused by Pseudocercospora fuligena in Ohio". Plant Disease. 99 (2): 285. doi:10.1094/PDIS-06-14-0625-PDN. ISSN 0191-2917. PMID 30699577.
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