Pseudocercospora cannabina
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| Pseudocercospora cannabina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Mycosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudocercospora |
| Species: | P. cannabina |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocercospora cannabina (Wakef.) Deighton, (1976)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cercospora cannabina Wakef., Bull. Misc. Inf., Kew(nos 9 & 10): 314 (1917) | |
Pseudocercospora cannabina is a fungal plant pathogen infecting hemp. Cercospora cannabina was originally found on the leaves of Cannabis sativa in Uganda.[2] Then in 1976, it was renamed as Pseudocercospora cannabina by mycologist Frederick Claude Deighton (1903-1992).[1]