Phomopsis is a genus of ascomyceta fungi.

Species

Species include:

• Phomopsis arnoldiae
  Phomopsis arnoldiae
  Phomopsis arnoldiae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis asparagi
  Phomopsis asparagi
  Phomopsis asparagi is a plant pathogen that causes Phomopsis blight in asparagus.- External links :**...
  
  
• Phomopsis asparagicola
  Phomopsis asparagicola
  Phomopsis asparagicola is a plant pathogen that causes Phomopsis blight in asparagus.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis cannabina
  Phomopsis cannabina
  Phomopsis cannabina is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis caricae-papayae
  Phomopsis caricae-papayae
  Phomopsis caricae-papayae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis coffeae
  Phomopsis coffeae
  Phomopsis coffeae is a plant pathogen.- External links :...
  
  
• Phomopsis elaeagni
  Phomopsis elaeagni
  Phomopsis elaeagni is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis ganjae
  Phomopsis ganjae
  Phomopsis ganjae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis javanica
  Phomopsis javanica
  Phomopsis javanica is a plant pathogen that causes Phomopsis blight in asparagus.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis juniperovora
• Phomopsis lokoyae
  Phomopsis lokoyae
  Phomopsis lokoyae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis mangiferae
  Phomopsis mangiferae
  Phomopsis mangiferae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis obscurans
  Phomopsis obscurans
  Phomopsis obscurans is a common disease-causing fungus affecting strawberry plants. Although the fungus infects leaves early in the growing season, leaf blight symptoms are most apparent on older leaves near or after harvest. The disease can weaken strawberry plants through the destruction of...
  
  
• Phomopsis perseae
  Phomopsis perseae
  Phomopsis perseae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis prunorum
  Phomopsis prunorum
  Phomopsis prunorum is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis scabra
  Phomopsis scabra
  Phomopsis scabra is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis sclerotioides
  Phomopsis sclerotioides
  Phomopsis sclerotioides is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis tanakae
  Phomopsis tanakae
  Phomopsis tanakae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Phomopsis theae
  Phomopsis theae
  Phomopsis theae is a plant pathogen.- External links :* *...
  
  

Dead-arm infection

One of the species of this genus, Phomopsis viticola, cause a plant disease called phomopsis or dead-arm. Usually, infections begin during early growth stages in spring. This affects leaves, fruit

Fruit

In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...

, rachis

Rachis

Rachis is a biological term for a main axis or "shaft".-In zoology:In vertebrates a rachis can refer to the series of articulated vertebrae, which encase the spinal cord. In this case the rachis usually form the supporting axis of the body and is then called the spine or vertebral column...

es, and shoots of a plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

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This disease

Disease

A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...

 causes the formation of lesions on shoots, leaves, and rachises, but also can cause fruit rot.

It causes significant economic damage to grape vines.

Another Phomopsis species, P. juniperovora, infects junipers, and is a particularly important pest of seedlings and juvenile plants in the nursery industry.

External links

• http://winegrapes.tamu.edu/grow/diseases/phomopsis.shtml
• http://na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/fidls/phomopsis/phomopsis.htm