Cochliobolus

Cochliobolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Cochliobolus
Drechsler
Type species
Cochliobolus heterostrophus
(Drechsler) Drechsler
Species

Cochliobolus carbonum
Cochliobolus cymbopogonis
Cochliobolus hawaiiensis
Cochliobolus heterostrophus
Cochliobolus lunatus
Cochliobolus miyabeanus
Cochliobolus oryzae
Cochliobolus ravenelii
Cochliobolus sativus
Cochliobolus setariae
Cochliobolus spicifer
Cochliobolus stenospilus
Cochliobolus victoriae

The fungal genus Cochliobolus includes 55 species,[1] 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.

See also

References

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