Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of White yam, Chinese yam, Japanese yam Leaf blight
Host plant
  • Chinese yam, Japanese yam, White yam, White yam, Chinese yam, Japanese yam
Disease nameLeaf blight
Disease name (Japanese)
  • 葉枯病 [hagare-byo]
Pathogen/Cause
  • Pestalotiopsis versicolor (Spegazzini) Steyaert
Pathogen/Cause (synonym)
  • Pestalotia versicolor Spegazzini
References
  • 日野隆之:農及園 37(5):885, 1962
  • 小林享夫ら:植物病原菌類図説:590, 1992
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