Rhynchosporium is a genus of fungi that causes leaf scald disease on several graminaceous hosts. It includes five currently accepted species: R. secalis from rye and triticale, R. orthosporum from Dactylis glomerata, R. lolii from Lolium multiflorum and L. perenne, R. agropyri from Agropyron, and R. commune from Hordeum spp., Lolium multiflorum and Bromus diandrus.[1][2] R. commune is one of the most destructive pathogens of barley worldwide, causing yield decreases of up to 40% and reduced grain quality.[3]

Rhynchosporium
Rhynchosporium secalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Division:
Class:
Order:
Incertae sedis
Family:
Incertae sedis
Genus:
Rhynchosporium

Heinsen ex A.B.Frank (1897)
Type species
Rhynchosporium secalis
(Oudem.) Davis (1922)
Species

R. agropyri
R. commune
R. lolii
R. orthosporum
R. secalis

References

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  1. ^ Zaffarano PL, McDonald BA, Linde CC (2011). "Two new species of Rhynchosporium". Mycologia. 103 (1): 195–202. doi:10.3852/10-119. hdl:1885/100192. PMID 20943529. S2CID 1682874.
  2. ^ King KM, West JS, Brunner PC, Dyer PS, Fitt BD (2013). "Evolutionary relationships between Rhynchosporium lolii sp. nov. and other Rhynchosporium species on grasses". PLoS ONE. 8 (10): e72536. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072536. PMC 3797698. PMID 24146740.
  3. ^ [1] Plant Pathology