Verticillium alfalfae
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| Verticillium alfalfae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Glomerellales |
| Family: | Plectosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Verticillium |
| Species: | V. alfalfae |
| Binomial name | |
| Verticillium alfalfae Inderb. et al. | |
Verticillium alfalfae is a fungus. It causes verticillium wilt in some plant species, particularly alfalfa. It produces yellow-pigmented hyphae and microsclerotia, while producing resting mycelium. It is most closely related to V. albo-atrum and V. nonalfalfae.[1]
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