Colletotrichum musae

Colletotrichum musae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Ascomycota
Class:Sordariomycetes
Order:Glomerellales
Family:Glomerellaceae
Genus:Colletotrichum
Species: C. musae
Binomial name
Colletotrichum musae
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Arx, (1957)

Colletotrichum musae is a plant pathogen primarily affecting the genus Musa, which includes bananas and plantains. It is best known as a cause of anthracnose (the black and brown spots) indicating ripeness on bananas.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Zakaria, L; Sahak, S; Zakaria, M; Salleh, B (2009). "Characterisation of colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose of banana". Trop Life Sci Res. 20: 119–25. PMC 3819051. PMID 24575184.
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