Botryosphaeria obtusa
| Botryosphaeria obtusa | |
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| Symptoms of black rot | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Subclass: | Incertae sedis |
| Order: | Botryosphaeriales |
| Family: | Botryosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Botryosphaeria |
| Species: | B. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
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Botryosphaeria obtusa (Schwein.) Shoemaker (1964) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Amerodothis ilicis |
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Amerodothis ilicis
Bagnisiella ilicis
Botryodiplodia juglandicola
Botryosphaeria ambigua
Diplodia griffonii
Diplodia juglandicola
Dothidea ilicis
Eutypella juglandicola
Melanops cupressi
Melanops cydoniae
Melogramma ambiguum
Phoma obtusa
Physalospora cupressi
Physalospora cydoniae
Physalospora malorum
Physalospora obtusa
Physalospora thyoidea
Sphaeria ambigua
Sphaeria cupressi
Sphaeria eunotiaespora
Sphaeria juglandicola
Sphaeria obtusa
Sphaeria thyoidea
Sphaeropsis malorum
Valsa juglandicola
Wallrothiella eunotiaespora
Botryosphaeria obtusa is a plant pathogen that causes Frogeye leaf spot, Black rot and cankers on many plant species. On the leaf it is referred to as Frogeye leaf spot; this phase typically affects tree and shrubs. In fruit such as the apple, cranberry and quince, it is referred to as Black rot, and in twigs and trunks it causes cankers.
Black rot
B. obtusa enters the fruit through wounds. These can be made by insects, birds or growth cracks. At first a brown spot, near the calyx, appears on the fruit. The spot on the fruit then enlarges and black/brown rings appear on the fruit. The fruit holds its shape, however, unlike other fruit diseases. The fruit will then wither up and can remain on the tree for another year before falling off. During this time pycnidia appear on the surface of the rotted fruit.
Frogeye Leaf spot
In leaves the fungus begins by causing purple specks on infected leaves. These then enlarge to cause large spots on the leaf, developing a brown colour. The spots appear to have rings of brown with a purple margin, thus giving it its frogeye appearance. The spots can then produce pycnidia which can separate this species of fungus from others possible leaf fungi’s.
Canker
On twigs, branches and trunks B. obtusa can infect where there has been a winter injury or fire blight cankers. Slightly sunken reddish/brown spots appear on the infected areas of bark. These then enlarge to form cankers, which can then enlarge slightly more each year. The bark usually dies and can, after time, be pulled away from the tree. In older cankers the pycnidia appear on the bark.
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