Cercospora brachypus
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| Cercospora brachypus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Cercospora |
| Species: | C. brachypus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cercospora brachypus Ellis & Everh., (1902) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudocercospora brachypus[1] | |
Cercospora brachypus is a fungal plant pathogen. In viticulture, it is called Angular Leaf Spot.[2][3] Its host plants includeVitis rotundifolia[4] and Ampelopsis cantoniensis.[1]
It occurs in the Southern United States and China.[4][1] It causes premature defoliation and subsequent crop failure.[3]