Mycosphaerella pinodes
Encyclopedia
Mycosphaerella pinodes is a fungal
plant pathogen that causes ascochyta blight on pea
. Symptoms include lesions of the leaves, stem and pods of the plant. The disease is difficult to distinguish from blight causes by Ascochyta pisi
, though M. pinodes is the more aggressive of the two pathogens.
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
plant pathogen that causes ascochyta blight on pea
Pea
A pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas. Peapods are botanically a fruit, since they contain seeds developed from the ovary of a flower. However, peas are considered to be a vegetable in cooking...
. Symptoms include lesions of the leaves, stem and pods of the plant. The disease is difficult to distinguish from blight causes by Ascochyta pisi
Ascochyta pisi
Ascochyta pisi fungal is a plant pathogen that causes ascochyta blight on pea causing lesions of stems, leaves and pods. These same symptoms can also be caused by Ascochyta pinodes and the two fungi are not easily distinguishable.- External links :...
, though M. pinodes is the more aggressive of the two pathogens.