Elsinoë batatas
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Species: | E. batatas
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Elsinoë batatas & Jenkins (1943)
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Elsinoë batatas is a species of fungus in the Elsinoaceae family. It is a plant pathogen that affects members of the genus Ipomoea, including the sweet potato.[1] The species was originally described in 1931 as a species of Sphaceloma, and in 1943 was transferred to Elsinoë by and Anna Eliza Jenkins.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Arene OB, Nwankiti AO. (1978). "Sweet potato diseases in Nigeria". International Journal of Pest Management. 24 (3): 294–305. doi:10.1080/09670877809411630.
- ^ Jenkins AE, Viégas AP. (1943). "Stem and foliage scab of sweetpotato". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 33: 244–9.
- ^ "Elsinoë batatas (Leaf & stem scab)".
Categories:
- Fungi described in 1931
- Elsinoë
- Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
- Root vegetable diseases
- Dothideomycetes stubs
- Fungal plant disease stubs