Cochliobolus
| Cochliobolus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Ascomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Pleosporaceae |
| Genus: | Cochliobolus Drechsler |
| Type species | |
| Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Drechsler) Drechsler | |
| Species | |
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Cochliobolus carbonum | |
The fungal genus Cochliobolus includes 55 species , including the following plant pathogenic species: C. carbonum, C. heterostrophus, C. miyabeanus, C. sativus and C. lunatus.
Brief species information
- Cochliobolus carbonum, affects corn and maize.
- Cochliobolus heterostrophus, "southern corn blight," affects corn and maize.
- Cochliobolus lunatus, affects sugar cane.
- Cochliobolus stenospilus, "brown stripe, affects sugar cane.
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