Pseudocercospora pistacina
Species of fungal plant pathogen
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Pseudocercospora pistacina is a species of fungus in the family Mycosphaerellaceae.[1] Known from Greece, Iran, Syria, and Turkey, it is a plant pathogen that infects the leaves of pistachio trees (Pistacia vera).[2] It is one of the causative agents of a leaf spot disease commonly known as Pseudocercospora leaf spot (PLS) or Septoria leaf spot (SLS), alongside Septoria pistaciarum and Septoria pistaciae.[3]
| Pseudocercospora pistacina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Mycosphaerellales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudocercospora |
| Species: | P. pistacina |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocercospora pistacina (Allesch.) Crous, Quaedvl. & Sarpkaya | |
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