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Disease

Leaf Mold:

Disease ID : ToPDB_DD023

Summary :

Introduction : Leaf mold disease, is often popularly known as cladosporium leaf mold after the former name of the causal fungus.It is mainly a disease of tomatoes grown in greenhouses.

Pathogen cause : Fulvia fulva, Cladosporium fulvum

Host distribution : Solanum etuberosum, Lycopersicon esculentum

Sign and Symptoms:

Yellowish green indefinite areas on the upper surface of leaves, accompanied by brown to purplish velvety fungus growth on the underside.

Etiology:

When the atmosphere is humid, the fruit, stems, blossoms, and leaves may be affected. Because this fungus produces a great profusion of spores, the disease spreads rapidly, especially in the humid atmosphere of poorly ventilated plastic greenhouses.

Gene(s) Resposible for Disease:

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Control:

Biocontrol: NA

Chemical control: NA

Bibliography :

Cladosporium fulvum (syn. Passalora fulva), a highly specialized plant pathogen as a model for functional studies on plant pathogenic Mycosphaerellaceae,Thomma B.P., VAN Esse H.P., Crous P.W. and DE Wit P.J. , Molucular Plant Pathology, 2005 , 6(4):379-93. PMID: 20565665.

Tomato diseases - Hydro-Gardens, Mckeen C.D.and Jarvis W.R,Agriculture Canada Publication , 2013 ,75(1): 37–114.