Drechslera gigantea

Drechslera gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Pleosporaceae
Genus:	Drechslera
Species:	D. gigantea
Binomial name
	Drechslera gigantea; ( & ) , (1930)
	Helminthosporium giganteum & , (1898);

Drechslera gigantea is a plant pathogen that causes eyespot disease on many host plants. There are Poa pratensis turfgrass cultivars that are resistant to D. gigantea,^[1] although that resistance is not as effective when stressed.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ""Helminthosporium" leaf, crown, and root diseases of turfgrasses - Report on Plant Disease No. 405" (PDF). UIUC College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. May 1999.

External links[]

USDA ARS Fungal Database

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[UIllinoisUC-RPD-1] ""Helminthosporium" leaf, crown, and root diseases of turfgrasses - Report on Plant Disease No. 405" (PDF). UIUC College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. May 1999.

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