Pseudocercospora fijiensis

Host(s)

Banana

Disease name

Leaf-spot disease

Ensembl Fungi Logo

Description

Black sigatoka is a leaf-spot disease of banana plants caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (Morelet). Also known as black leaf streak, it was discovered in 1963 and named for its similarities with the yellow sigatoka, which is caused by Mycosphaerella musicola (Mulder), which was itself named after the Sigatoka Valley in Fiji, where an outbreak of this disease reached epidemic proportions from 1912 to 1923. Plants with leaves damaged by the disease may have up to 50% lower yield of fruit and control can take up to 50 sprays a year.

(Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia.)

Browse this genome on Ensembl Genomes.

Phylogeny

Kindgom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Order: 
Capnodiales

Stats

Genome size: 
73.73Mb
Number of genes: 
13047

Back to pathogens list