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Xenodidymella applanata (Niessl) Q. Chen & L. Cai 2015

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Xenodidymella applanata (Niessl) Q. Chen & L. Cai in Chen et al., Studies in Mycology 82 205 (2015)
Xenodidymella applanata (Niessl) Q. Chen & L. Cai 2015

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(Niessl) Q. Chen & L. Cai
Niessl
Q. Chen & L. Cai
2015
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Xenodidymella applanata

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Spur blight due to Didymella applanata in raspberries is common throughout New Zealand. Brown (1955) recorded it from the Nelson district. It is usually controlled by the fungicide spray programme recommended for raspberries.
Type: Caulicolous Fungi; Description: Ascomata stromatic, perithecial, scattered, immersed, subglobose, black, 0.2–0.3 mm in diameter, ostioles erumpent; on grey areas on canes. Asci clavate-cylindrical, 70 × 13 1m. Ascospores subclavate, 1-septate, 12–18 × 5–6 5m, smooth, hyaline.
Distribution: Wellington, Nelson, Mid Canterbury.; 1st Record: Brien & Dingley (1951).
Significance: The cause of ‘spur blight’ of raspberry.; Host(s): Rubus idaeus.

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