Macrophomina
Macrophomina is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae. There are two species, Macrophomina limbalis and Macrophomina phaseolina. The fungus can exist as a saprophyte or plant pathogen.[1]
| Macrophomina | |
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| Black microsclerotia and orange pycnidia of Macrophomina phaseolina infecting Pinus elliottii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Botryosphaeriales |
| Family: | Botryosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Macrophomina Petr. |
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References
- Kaur, Surinder; Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Vallad, Gary Edward; Chand, Ramesh; Chauhan, Vijay Bahadur (1 May 2012). "Emerging phytopathogen Macrophomina phaseolina: biology, economic importance and current diagnostic trends". Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 38 (2): 136–151. doi:10.3109/1040841X.2011.640977. ISSN 1040-841X. PMID 22257260. S2CID 12473245. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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