Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of Papaya Black powdery spot, Scab
Host plant
  • Papaya
Disease nameBlack powdery spot, Scab
Disease name (Japanese)
  • †黒粉病 [kokufun-byo]
  • Foreign disease(s) reported by Japanese researchers
Pathogen/Cause
  • Mycosphaerella caricae (Maublanc) Maublanc
Pathogen/Cause (synonym)
  • Asperisporium caricae (Spegazzini) Maublanc
References
  • 渡邊龍雄:熱帯の果樹と作物の病害:28, 1977
  • 小林享夫・de Guzman, E. D.:日植病報 52(1):102, 1986
  • 小林享夫:森林防疫 35(10):175, 1986
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